Unclear physics : why Iraq and Libya failed to build nuclear weapons /

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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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Temas:
Qaddafi, Muammar.
Hussein, Saddam, > 1937-2006.
Hussein, Saddam, > 1937-2006
Qaddafi, Muammar
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects > Libya.
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects > Iraq.
Armes nucléaires > Aspect politique > Libye.
Armes nucléaires > Aspect politique > Irak.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects
Iraq
Libya
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501705908
1501705903
9781501706455
1501706454

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