Nuclear-tipped warheads

America's nuclear-tipped warheads, which Lydia Ryan claims were stolen, are illegal weapons, and thus represent the willingness of both America in general and the Carlton Group in particular to play outside the lines of legality. While the members of the Carlton Group are in fact willing to push the limits of the law in the pursuit of their mission, this particular infraction ends up being a fiction that is part of Ryan's ruse to trick Kopec.

Alcohol

Oleg Tretyakov's personal beliefs about drinking alcohol represent his complete dedication to his job in Russian intelligence. Tretyakov has decided that he will not drink for his own pleasure, but only if it is part of a mission to obtain information from another person.

"Hulk sauce"

Harvath's willingness to take a concoction of steroids -- called "Hulk sauce" (131-132) -- represents his complete and total dedication to his...