Unclear physics : why Iraq and Libya failed to build nuclear weapons / Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer.

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Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cornell studies in security affairsPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781501705908
1501705903
9781501706455
1501706454

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Unclear physics.DDC classification:

623.4/511909567 23

LOC classification:

UA853.I75 B73 2016

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Contents:

Iraq explores the atom, 1956-1973 -- Ambiguity and ambition, 1973-1981 -- Saddam's nuclear weapons program, 1981-1987 -- Crises and a crash program, 1988-1991 -- Searching for uranium in Libya, 1951-1973 -- Cultural revolution and nuclear power, 1973-1981 -- Nuclear weapons remain elusive, 1982-1989 -- Sanctions, centrifuges, and exit, 1989-2003.

Summary: Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degrees - Iraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In this book, the author compares the two failed nuclear weapons programmes, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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In English.

Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degrees - Iraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In this book, the author compares the two failed nuclear weapons programmes, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects.

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