Questions About Stealing the Atom Bomb: How Denial and Deception Armed Israel

by Roger J. Mattson (Goodreads Author)

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Your book has been in print for several years. Have you any added thoughts about its contents now--in 2020?

Roger Mattson There are no new sources concerning the Apollo/NUMEC affair, as far as I am aware. In the meantime, the world has come no closer to dealing with the p…moreThere are no new sources concerning the Apollo/NUMEC affair, as far as I am aware. In the meantime, the world has come no closer to dealing with the proliferation concerns which propelled my interest in the affair. Although I succeeded in recording the story for history, there is today, as before, insufficient political will to slow the slow creep towards more nuclear weapons in the region. (less)

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What was Israel's reaction to this amazing book?

Roger Mattson Good question, Carl. I would have expected a response if someone in Israel disagreed with the book, especially some of those mentioned in the book. Bu…moreGood question, Carl. I would have expected a response if someone in Israel disagreed with the book, especially some of those mentioned in the book. But there were none. In a similar vein, even though multiple U.S. government agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the the Central Intelligence Agency, received free copies, none responded, with one exception. The exception was a manager at GAO who said the book comported with his understanding of the NUMEC affair, and he planned to use it in training his people who investigated nuclear matters in the U.S. government. Several key people who had left government and knew of the affair responded with comments along the lines of “right on.” Thanks for asking. (less)

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