Stopwatch on the world

"Stopwatch on the World" by Daniel R. Gilgannon, is a thrilling science fiction story set in the 1950s, where the world faces imminent destruction. A physicist, Chetzisky, demands global peace within a month or he will destroy the planet. Doctor Arnold Bailey and Colonel Jim Armstrong embark on a desperate mission, chasing the physicist from Washington to the Congo and the Canadian wilderness, in a race against time. Bailey discovers Chetzisky’s plan involves a radioactive element with potentially apocalyptic consequences. The story follows Bailey encountering allies like Doctor MacRoberts. The intense confrontation emphasizes themes of human ambition, the grave consequences of scientific discovery, and the threat of nuclear war.