Israel has just decided to atack Iran's nuclear facilities, triggering a chain of portentially cataclysmic events around the plant. Will world leaders and the "salt of the earth"—great and small—be able to intervene before events spin out of control? A nucelar scientist imprisoned in North Korea, an NGO entrepreneur, and the brilliant chief of staff at the White House are determined to make a difference. But is there a way to stop what seems unstoppable? What Iran, Israel, North Korea, and other earthly principalities and powers decide next could lead to global controntation.