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
Autor principal: Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Qaddafi, Muammar.
Hussein, Saddam, > 1937-2006.
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Armes nucleaires > Aspect politique > Irak.
Armes nucleaires > Aspect politique > Libye.
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects > Iraq.
Nuclear weapons > Political aspects > Libya.
Libya.
Iraq.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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