James Bond 007 action thriller in which a media baron sets about triggering World War III so that his 24-hour news network can profit from exclusive coverage of the conflict.
When media mogul Elliot Carver can't acquire the rights to broadcast in China, thereby completing his global communications empire, he hatches a plan that will lead China and Britain into World War III. When a British warship is sunk in Chinese waters and its deadly payload stolen, Bond embarks on a missions to find out the truth and prevent an international crisis.