A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific, setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington, D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man, causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites.  When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed, the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist...

A half-dead man is found floating in the South China Sea. He's identified as a member of a modern pirate crew whose plan to attack an unarmed yacht went horribly wrong. It turns out that the yacht had a strong armed contingent who fought off the pirates. But what really captures Op-Center's attention is the trace of radiation that is found on the man's body. Thus begins a search for answers that leads to a terrifying conclusion: a multi-national corporation that has been hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it to terrorists.