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Spying on the Bomb : American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea

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Overview

A global history of U.S. nuclear espionage from its World War II origins to twenty-first century threats from rogue states. For more than sixty years, the United States has monitored friends and foes who seek to develop the ultimate weapon. Since 1952 the nuclear club has grown to at least nine nations, while others are making serious attempts to join.

Each chapter of Spying on the Bomb chronologically focuses on the nuclear activities of one or more countries, intermingling what the United States believed was happening with accounts of what actually occurred in each country's laboratories, test sites, and decision-making councils. Jeffrey T. Richelson weaves recently declassified documents into his interviews with the scientists and spies involved in the nuclear espionage.

Spying on the Bomb reveals new information about U.S. intelligence work on the Soviet/Russian, French, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, and South African nuclear programs; on the attempts to solve the mysterious Vela Incident; and on current efforts to uncover the nuclear secrets of Iran and North Korea. The book also includes spy satellite photographs never before extracted from the national archives.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780393329827
  • ISBN-10: 0393329828
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: August 2007
  • Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.26 x 1.55 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.25 pounds
  • Page Count: 768

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