The Roger Brooke series was originally authored by Denis Wheately (SP?) His Majesty KG3's super agent against the perfidious French.

And don't forget the cause of the Nuclear Holecaust in Shutes "On the Beach", a nuclear attack by "terrrorists" on Israel.

Hmmm ! Taking into account Shutes "Beyond the Black Stump", "In the Wet", and " No Highway" - which last mentioned book examined the problems of Metal Fatigue before the demise of the original De Havilland Comet , and before yer Californians get too cocky, the original Boeing 707 ( fatigue in the Landing gear struts )

Gareth