While scuba diving near Malta, a young couple discovers a body buried in the sand beside the sunken wreck of an ancient sailing ship. A brilliant but ruthless general is appointed director of the world's foremost intelligence agency. In London, scientists analyze a mysterious device so technologically advanced that it threatens the global balance of power and challenges human understanding of the fourth dimension. Five of Pakistan's most advanced nuclear weapons are stolen. A former U.S. Army officer takes over an elite, multi-national team to find the weapons before it's too late.