It just occurred to me that the situation with Nela and the explosive that was manipulated by WATICorp mirrors to a large degree what happened in 'Prophet Without Honor' with the forces behind Farmatek manipulating people who thought they were doing one thing but instead were actually triggering the sequence of events that led to a nuclear winter.
Also, if Ragnar ever swings thru Austin, I'm gonna get him to sign my copy of that book!