Introduction.- Global systemic explosion.- A tri-polar culture.- A happy beginning.- A dramatic climax.- Read flags in America.- Fatal mistakes and failure.- A tectonic shift.- On the brink of the abyss.- Inflexion point and beyond.- Lost in the labryinth of the nuclear world.- The silk road.- The Soviet orbit.- The rising tide.- Technical challenges.- Diplomatic games.- The gathering storm.- Dark energy and Black propaganda.- Going critical.- Isotatic subsidence.- Future blooms under storm