"It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!"
A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Barney Duncan
Willliam Ashby
Gillian Boles
Jack McGinty
Sam O'Bannon
Towie
Old Alf
Prime Minister
Ernie Kramer
Kimball
Deighton
Thurber
Sybil
Dr. Durant
Army Officer
Sgt. Bolas
Mrs. Ashby
Air Vice Marshall
ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
Fire Officer
Fletcher
Goodman
Jensen
Barney's Girl
Comm. Gallagher
W/Cdr. Kinkaid
Canberra Contact
Gen. Hornsby
Doorman
Seismo Tech.
Joanne
Bomb Expert
Radar Tracker
Telephonist