Summary
Highlights
As Russian forces invade New York City, a Delta Force team, led by Sandman and including Frost, is tasked with destroying jamming towers on top of the Stock Exchange to restore air support and communications. They successfully neutralize the jammers and repel enemy air assets, pushing the Russian front line back to the river.
Following the successful defense of Manhattan, the team is tasked with infiltrating a Russian Oscar II submarine in New York Harbor. Their mission is to take control of the submarine's bridge and use its cruise missiles against the Russian fleet, which they achieve, neutralizing a major threat.
Captain Price is injured, and Yuri, a new ally, helps save him. Makarov is targeting loose ends. The team, including Yuri, navigates a chaotic environment to get Price to safety. Yuri's knowledge of Makarov's movements proves crucial.
The Russian President and his daughter are en route via plane to Hamburg for a peace treaty negotiation with NATO delegates. Makarov's forces attack the presidential convoy, capturing the President and his daughter Elena, disrupting the peace talks and leading to a major hostage crisis.
Captain Price, Soap, and Nikolai track Makarov's cargo shipments, which are being moved through Sierra Leone. They investigate a factory and subsequently a militia headquarters, but Makarov and his cargo evade them, leaving questions about the nature of the shipments.
A potential chemical attack in London is thwarted, but a widespread chemical attack is later triggered across Europe. Metal 0-1 (Sandman's team) is rerouted to Hamburg to rescue the Vice President, who is held hostage. They successfully extract him amid intense combat.
Price and his team pursue Volk, Makarov's bomb maker, to a compound in Somalia to extract vital intelligence. They successfully capture Volk, despite heavy resistance, and learn about Makarov's plans.
A Delta team extracts Volk from Paris, where he was pinned down by enemy forces. They fight their way through heavily contaminated areas and intense combat to secure Volk and bring him in for interrogation, revealing Makarov's next target.
The team learns that Makarov is holding a council meeting in Prague. Price, Soap, and Yuri infiltrate the city, fighting their way through enemy lines to establish an overwatch position to eliminate Makarov. However, makarov anticipates their move and triggers a trap.
Makarov reveals he knows of Yuri's past involvement with him, leading to a betrayal and Soap being gravely injured. Yuri's flashback reveals his past as a Spetsnaz operative working with Makarov, culminating in the terrorist attack at Zakhaev International Airport. Makarov's plan to start World War III is shown.
Makarov attempts to force the Russian President to reveal nuclear launch codes by threatening his daughter, Elena, in Berlin. Captain Price and Sandman's team race to rescue her but are unsuccessful, as she is taken by Makarov's forces to a diamond mine in Siberia.
The team launches a daring rescue mission in Siberia to save the Russian President and his daughter from Makarov's stronghold. They navigate heavily fortified areas and intense firefights, eventually securing both high-value targets, preventing Makarov from acquiring the nuclear launch codes.
After the peace talks, Price and Yuri track Makarov to a hotel in Dubai for a final confrontation. Following a fierce battle through the hotel, Price ultimately corners and eliminates Makarov, ending his reign of terror.