On September 26, 1983 a Russian radar technician fixed a computer glitch and prevented a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Ringleader First Strike looks at how that day turned out when the radar glitch was not fixed.
Captain Elizabeth Jensen, the navigator and weapons officer on a B-52, narrowly escapes with her life when her plane is downed en route to carry out a retalitory strike. After healing from her injuries, she finds a group of survivors, all of whom are schoolchildren, each with special abilities. Are they prepared for the new threat that awaits them?