IIRC the plot of Hunt for Red October was that a Russian defects to the US taking top secrets about submarine tech with him under the guise of a massive accident. Russians believe the sub lost but it shows up in Boston fully intact under its own power.
The Russians know the Captain and some officers are defecting because he sends a letter to the USSR’s top navy guy telling him he intends to defect with the sub. The “hunt” is in reference to the search for the sub, first by the Russians, then by the Americans. Jack Ryan, who’s a clowns in America analyst, thinks the captain is going to defect (not many believe him—except his boss, who gets him on a submarine whose radar operator has been able to track the Red October, despite its super-secret propulsion method. The defection is arranged. Lots of action takes place before it actually happens as everyone is still hunting.
Tom Clancy’s depiction of the clowns as mostly heroes has shaped a lot of people. It’s too bad he died of a heart attack. Wonder if it was natural.
IIRC the plot of Hunt for Red October was that a Russian defects to the US taking top secrets about submarine tech with him under the guise of a massive accident. Russians believe the sub lost but it shows up in Boston fully intact under its own power.
The Russians know the Captain and some officers are defecting because he sends a letter to the USSR’s top navy guy telling him he intends to defect with the sub. The “hunt” is in reference to the search for the sub, first by the Russians, then by the Americans. Jack Ryan, who’s a clowns in America analyst, thinks the captain is going to defect (not many believe him—except his boss, who gets him on a submarine whose radar operator has been able to track the Red October, despite its super-secret propulsion method. The defection is arranged. Lots of action takes place before it actually happens as everyone is still hunting.
Tom Clancy’s depiction of the clowns as mostly heroes has shaped a lot of people. It’s too bad he died of a heart attack. Wonder if it was natural.