Nick Cook is an award-winning defense and aerospace journalist, who for the past 15 years has been Aviation Editor and Aerospace Consultant of the world-renowned trade publication Jane's Defense Weekly. Nick is a regular contributor to The Financial Times and has also written for numerous newspapers in the United Kingdom. His analysis was sought by UK, US and other world news media during the 1991 Gulf War and 1999 Kosovo conflict. In his 18 year career, he has visited the world's leading defense establishments and has gained access to numerous top secret military facilities and bases in the US and former Soviet Union. In addition, Cook's two hour documentary for the Discovery Channel, Billion Dollar Secret, detailed for the first time the secret inner workings of America's classified weapons establishment.