Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
Briti ja Venemaa Mereväe ridadest kaovad jäljetult kaks allveelaeva, mille pardal on kokku 16 tuumalõhkepead. Juhtumit saadetakse uurima mõlema poole parimad agendid - Venemaalt Anya Amasova ehk "XXX" (Barbara Bach) ning Briti poolt James Bond (Roger Moore). Loo lahendamisel on nende ainsaks niidiotsaks allveelaevade liikumist kajastav mikrofilm - kuid seegi osutub võltsituks.
The Cold War has just heated up! CIA Agent Bob Taylor (Charles Napier) arrives in Moscow with his new wife Susan (Kimberley Kates) with a highly secret video tape of Russian missiles leaving an unknown base near Moscow under the cover of darkness. Are these missiles destined to be aimed at the US or are they being smuggled to a terrorist organisation. The Americans need to know where these missiles are going, the only person who can help them discover their destination is Armstrong (Frank Zagarino) an ex buddy of Bob who now trains an elite Russian anti-terrorist squad under the command of Colonel Zukov (Richard Lynch). Zukov is from the old guard, corrupt, ruthless, and will stop at nothing to gain control.