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China Thermonuclear Conflagration 2029: Worldwide Nuclear Winter
We stood by once and watched the world burn. Will we do it again?
After a targeted U.S. strike on Iran fails to destroy 900 pounds of enriched uranium, global tensions ignite. China makes its move, arming North Korea with a decommissioned nuclear submarine and rushing high-speed centrifuges to a covert Iranian site. What follows is a deadly escalation that ends with the nuclear war in 2029.
Blending fact with chilling foresight, this story exposes how modern missteps, political vanity, and old grudges light the fuse of global extinction.
What happens after the bombs fall?
Outside the bunkers, survival is savage. Inside one, a new power rises. An artificial intelligence built to save humanity… or judge it.
This is fiction. But it feels more real every day.
After a targeted U.S. strike on Iran fails to destroy 900 pounds of enriched uranium, global tensions ignite. China makes its move, arming North Korea with a decommissioned nuclear submarine and rushing high-speed centrifuges to a covert Iranian site. What follows is a deadly escalation that ends with the nuclear war in 2029.
Blending fact with chilling foresight, this story exposes how modern missteps, political vanity, and old grudges light the fuse of global extinction.
What happens after the bombs fall?
Outside the bunkers, survival is savage. Inside one, a new power rises. An artificial intelligence built to save humanity… or judge it.
This is fiction. But it feels more real every day.
197 pages, Paperback
Published August 7, 2025
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About the author
Thomas J. Yeggy
8 books49 followersThomas J. Yeggy has undergraduate degrees in English and psychology. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and practiced law in Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, for many years. He served as the mental health and substance abuse judge for Scott County, Iowa, for more than 25 years. In that position he developed a keen understanding of the difficulties that everyday life presents regardless of social or economic status. As a judge, he authored more than 1,500 opinions, and only one was reversed by the appellate courts. Thomas was also a licensed Series 7 broker at Beyer & Company Investments in Davenport, Iowa, for more than two decades.
Yeggy’s interest in the development and control of nuclear weapons goes back to images he once saw of the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With his keen insight into the nature of humankind and their proclivity to use violence as a problem-solving mechanism, he wondered how we had made it through crisis after crisis without destroying ourselves. In 1992, when Robert McNamara stated that we had made it through the Cuban Missile Crisis with “just plain dumb luck,” Yeggy decided to investigate just how lucky we have been. He explains what he found in this First Strike series. We have been incredibly lucky, but it may not continue.
Thomas currently resides in Pensacola Beach, Florida, with his wife, Eileen, and spends summers back in Davenport with his grandchildren, Jeff and Ashley Brown. You can usually find Thomas and Eileen at Emesis Park in Davenport on a late summer afternoon running with their granddogs, Otis and Emme.
Yeggy’s interest in the development and control of nuclear weapons goes back to images he once saw of the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With his keen insight into the nature of humankind and their proclivity to use violence as a problem-solving mechanism, he wondered how we had made it through crisis after crisis without destroying ourselves. In 1992, when Robert McNamara stated that we had made it through the Cuban Missile Crisis with “just plain dumb luck,” Yeggy decided to investigate just how lucky we have been. He explains what he found in this First Strike series. We have been incredibly lucky, but it may not continue.
Thomas currently resides in Pensacola Beach, Florida, with his wife, Eileen, and spends summers back in Davenport with his grandchildren, Jeff and Ashley Brown. You can usually find Thomas and Eileen at Emesis Park in Davenport on a late summer afternoon running with their granddogs, Otis and Emme.
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August 22, 2025
Very interesting and . Plausible and avoids hyperboly and melodrama.
Real life characters like Putin and Xi make the novel more interesting.
Many readers may not agree with the author's opinion that democracy is not suited to this country. But,still this novel is a good read and I hope Yeggy writes more fiction like this.
Real life characters like Putin and Xi make the novel more interesting.
Many readers may not agree with the author's opinion that democracy is not suited to this country. But,still this novel is a good read and I hope Yeggy writes more fiction like this.
November 12, 2025
I'm not sure where I heard about this one originally but seeing how the subject matter seemed to fit into my previous interests I thought I'd give it a try. Fortune came to me when I heard that I won a copy of the book in one of the many drawings I like to enter. When I received it, the author was kind enough to include a short note referencing a Midwest rivalry between our two states, which brought a smile to my face.
So, on to the book. First, I will say that the author obviously spent a lot of time doing research on the subject of nuclear war and military weaponry. While I grew up during the latter half of the "cold" war era and was aware of the nuclear arms build-up, I feel like the subject matter has not been talked about as much these days. Considering what is happening in the world today, it is a wonder why it has not had a greater audience up until recently. So, I found the book a welcome addition to today's current events because, if we ignore the subject, it will not go away. In fact, it is good to refresh ourselves of the immense implications of using nuclear weapons so society does not just think of them as just "another weapon in our arsenal". Nuclear war in one area of the world has massive consequences for all people on Earth.
Now having said that, it is my opinion that the author actually included too much detail on the subject, to the point where it interfered with the continuity of the storyline. In fact, at times the book almost seemed to read like a weapons manual. If I could offer one suggestion for future books, it would be that in some cases less is more. Develop the characters and storyline first and then add a certain modicum of detail to enhance the credibility of your research. Most folks who read a novel want just enough information to get a grasp of the concept to help propel them to stay interested in finishing the book.
The book was a quick read (outside of the detailed weapons analysis) and it actually wasn't a bad storyline. It just needed to be developed a little more so there was more breath and depth of the roles and narrative.
The subject matter was interesting, so if Mr. Yeggy were to follow this up with another novel that peaked my interest and managed to provide a more enriched script, I would certainly consider picking up a copy.
MAD
So, on to the book. First, I will say that the author obviously spent a lot of time doing research on the subject of nuclear war and military weaponry. While I grew up during the latter half of the "cold" war era and was aware of the nuclear arms build-up, I feel like the subject matter has not been talked about as much these days. Considering what is happening in the world today, it is a wonder why it has not had a greater audience up until recently. So, I found the book a welcome addition to today's current events because, if we ignore the subject, it will not go away. In fact, it is good to refresh ourselves of the immense implications of using nuclear weapons so society does not just think of them as just "another weapon in our arsenal". Nuclear war in one area of the world has massive consequences for all people on Earth.
Now having said that, it is my opinion that the author actually included too much detail on the subject, to the point where it interfered with the continuity of the storyline. In fact, at times the book almost seemed to read like a weapons manual. If I could offer one suggestion for future books, it would be that in some cases less is more. Develop the characters and storyline first and then add a certain modicum of detail to enhance the credibility of your research. Most folks who read a novel want just enough information to get a grasp of the concept to help propel them to stay interested in finishing the book.
The book was a quick read (outside of the detailed weapons analysis) and it actually wasn't a bad storyline. It just needed to be developed a little more so there was more breath and depth of the roles and narrative.
The subject matter was interesting, so if Mr. Yeggy were to follow this up with another novel that peaked my interest and managed to provide a more enriched script, I would certainly consider picking up a copy.
MAD
October 9, 2025
The nuclear war playing out the way it does in the book seemed highly implausible. The focus on characters in the beginning who would build a ‘new world order’ based on AI rule was a weird side quest and the actions of most of the characters seemed irrational.
North Korea having defectors get ahold of a submarine and launching against the US v. South Korea? Unlikely.
The US holding China accountable and immediately sinking their navy? Unlikely.
Russia offering to help us shoot down missiles? Unlikely.
China not investing in AI? Unlikely.
I couldn’t buy the scenario and it ruined the book for me.
North Korea having defectors get ahold of a submarine and launching against the US v. South Korea? Unlikely.
The US holding China accountable and immediately sinking their navy? Unlikely.
Russia offering to help us shoot down missiles? Unlikely.
China not investing in AI? Unlikely.
I couldn’t buy the scenario and it ruined the book for me.
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October 9, 2025
A very good story worth reading.
I think you will find this e-book worth reading and deserving serious thought. I wouldn’t agree with his thinking of the decline of China’s strength in AI and technology, but of course those “facts” moved his story along. He handled the the descriptions of the technology of modern better than other writers. Again, worth reading.
I think you will find this e-book worth reading and deserving serious thought. I wouldn’t agree with his thinking of the decline of China’s strength in AI and technology, but of course those “facts” moved his story along. He handled the the descriptions of the technology of modern better than other writers. Again, worth reading.
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October 13, 2025Halfway through, I almost gave up. There was just too much technical information and abbreviated information. I couldn't keep up with it all. Once I got through that and actually got the story and what was going on, I enjoyed it a lot more. This book was a definitely out of my normal genre of books I read. I will recomend to my husband to read. I think he will enjoy it more than I did.
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