The Nuclear Jihadist: The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...and...
The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise... read full description
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Apr 09, 2011
Jeffrey
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Quests and Ambitions: Non-Proliferation Gone Wrong
"When you get down to fundamentals-things like nuclear weapons-you must treat your friends and enemies the same. Only then can you have a nonproliferation policy." -Leonard Weiss
It's difficult to know who is most responsible for the world's first so-called ‘Islamic’ bomb. Being that the warheads actually reside in Pakistan, the Pakistani’s might be the obvious choice, but as Doug Frantz and Catherine Collins, authors More...
"When you get down to fundamentals-things like nuclear weapons-you must treat your friends and enemies the same. Only then can you have a nonproliferation policy." -Leonard Weiss
It's difficult to know who is most responsible for the world's first so-called ‘Islamic’ bomb. Being that the warheads actually reside in Pakistan, the Pakistani’s might be the obvious choice, but as Doug Frantz and Catherine Collins, authors More...
Dec 31, 2007
Shea
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An incredibly pertinent look into horizontal nuclear proliferation and the amount of damage that just one renegade nuclear scientist can cause. Frantz and Collins offer an in-depth look at how Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan (often referred to as the "Father of the Islamic Bomb") managed to spread nuclear technology to Libya, North Korea, and Iran. As they point out, these are the three countries that we actually know about, and after taking into account the extremely secret natu
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Dec 05, 2011
Tan
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A frightening account of how the nuclear weapon was let loose on the world by a mix of patriotism/ greed/ incompetence/ realpolitik/ hypocrisy - of the main protaganist, his network around the world, the intelligence and enforcement agencies, and the international state actors. The consequences are far reaching and we have still yet to see the inevitable conclusion. Chilling.
Apr 01, 2008
Ian
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This is a great book for someone looking for an interesting read that still teaches you something about global nuclear non-proliferation efforts. There is a good description of how nuclear weapons are made and how that technology is developed (although intermediate level detail is left out, which is probably not what most people picking up this book are interested in anyway). Key historical events are identified that led to dangerous distribution of nuclear technologies give the book a nice hi
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Sep 10, 2009
Anant
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A Q Khan and the pakistan nuclear programmer and how they helped the iran jordan north korea to get the nuclear knowledge ...
Nice piece of collection
Nice piece of collection
Apr 07, 2008
Mr.
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Good book with a troubling storyline. The authors let their bias come in late, and actually undermined the book somewhat with some rather poorly executed logic (i.e. the IAEA, which they show to be completely inept throughout the book is, in their opinion the only hope to counter nuclear proliferation)
Other than that, it was a well researched and fascinating look at the how secrets are stolen and shared in this dangerous field.
Other than that, it was a well researched and fascinating look at the how secrets are stolen and shared in this dangerous field.
Apr 13, 2008
Jake
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Great book. If you know anything about current world politics, the end won't be a shocker really, but it's incredibly suspenseful. It reads like a real life James Bond novel, except the villains win at the end. Some of the more technical aspects get a little laborious to read, but these are not very long. Highly recommended.
Mar 03, 2008
Mike
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This book is an insite to the horse trading that our government does with our security. It also points out how easily government secrets can be aquired by anyone with the will and money to build a nuclear wepon can get it done.
Jan 03, 2008
Good and comprehensive book on A.Q. Khan's nuclear proliferation. Critical of US policy towards Pakistan, of Pakistan itself, and, of course, paints Khan in an unflattering light.
Reads like a detective novel from time to time.
Reads like a detective novel from time to time.
Sep 12, 2008
Diane
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This book tells the story of A.Q. Khan, his proliferation network, and Western attempts to stop him. The book is well-written and interesting, and I have found it to be the most interesting book on the subject to date.
Feb 11, 2009
Natasha
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well-researched and completely scary. excellent investigative reporting. Highly recommended, but warning: this is an intense, political read.
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