Die Another Day is, as I have mentioned earlier, a story which takes plot elements from the original novel of Moonraker. To wit:
A soldier of high rank in a foreign country disappears in enemy action, only to change his appearance and take on another's identity, that of a wealthy industrialist who corners the market in a precious substance, which he uses to create a space-based device used for the benefit of mankind. However, said device has a far altogether more deadly purpose, which the villain intends to use against his home country's enemies. Bond uses the weapon against his adversary to kill him and rid the world of the threat.
Perhaps the most telling point is that Miranda Frost was originally to be called Gala Brand, the heroine of Moonraker (and the only Bond girl to resist Bond, especially considering she is engaged).
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