Chasing the Wind

About the Book

Chasing the Wind by John Cauthen NORAD spy satellites detect an unscheduled and totally unexpected 400 kiloton nuclear explosion in a remote part of the Atlantic, far from land and shipping lanes. It did no harm and left no clue as to its origin or why it was detonated. Nor was there any indication as to what the delivery system was. It was this total lack of information that made the event so mysterious, perplexing, and threatening. The president was immediately notified of the event and of the steps being taken by the military and the CIA to learn more about the detonation. He was also informed of the Defense Department’s decision to issue the military’s highest alert for forces in that defense zone. In the frantic days that followed, the nation found itself on the brink of a nuclear disaster—the circumstances of which would ultimately destroy America as a functioning nation if not stopped.

About the Author

John Cauthen is a South Carolinian, born in Charleston and raised in Columbia and Clinton. He went to the University of South Carolina and began his textile career with Burlington Industries, where he was Executive Vice President of the company’s Men’s Wear Division. He later joined Springs Industries, at the time the largest textile company in the country. He was an Executive Vice President at Springs and responsible for Textile Manufacturing, Research and Development, Corporate Engineering, Facilities Planning, Industrial Engineering, Transportation, and Corporate Purchasing. Cauthen was also on the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association, named Textile Man of the Year by the National Association of Textile Industrial Engineers, and served on Clemson University’s Textile Advisory Committee. Now retired, he lives with his wife, the former Shirley Page of Columbia, S. C., on a100 acre farm in the small community of Van Wyck, S. C.