RussianoperativeshijackacommercialAmericanjet,planningtocrashitintoanuclearpowerplantnearWashington,D.C.resultinginfalloutthatwilldevastatetheEasternseaboard.WithlittletimeforAirForcefighterstoshootitdown,thepassengersandcrewaboardtheaircraftmustrelyontheirownmilitaryandciviliantrainingtostoptheterroristsbeforeit'stoolate.