When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

Ein sowjetisches Atom-U-Boot verschwindet auf dem Weg in US-Gewässer plötzlich vom Radar. Können die US-Kräfte und CIA-Analyst Jack Ryan die Katastrophe noch abwenden?

CIA-Analyst Jack Ryan arbeitet undercover an der Wall Street und deckt einen geplanten Terroranschlag auf die US-Wirtschaft auf.

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.