The Sum of All Fears2002

During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, an Israeli A-4 jet carrying a nuclear bomb is shot down over the desert in the Middle East. In 2002, the bomb is found and sold to an arms dealer named Olson , he sells it to an Austrian neo-nazi named Richard Dressler for 45 million dollars on the black market.

Meanwhile, the United States becomes concerned when Alexander Nemerov becomes the new president of the Russian Federation. Nemerov is seen as a hard-liner with regards to his control over the Russian military. Director of Central Intelligence William Cabot ( seeks the opinion of young CIA analyst Jack Ryan , who has done extensive research on Nemerov's life and career. During the inspection, Ryan notices that three senior Russian nuclear technicians are not present at the facility. Nemerov's aide Anatoli Grushkov attempts to assuage Ryan's concerns by telling him that the three scientists are out sick, on vacation, and recently deceased, respectively.