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Israel and the bomb

Author: Avner Cohen
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
Cohen focuses on a two-decade period from about 1950 until 1970, during which David Ben-Gurion's vision of making Israel a nuclear-weapon state was realized. He weaves together the story of the formative years of Israel's nuclear program, from the founding of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission in 1952, to the alliance with France that gave Israel the sophisticated technology it needed, to the failure of American  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Avner Cohen
ISBN: 0231104820 9780231104821
OCLC Number: 38557223
Description: xviii, 470 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Men and ethos --
Before the beginning --
The beginning --
The road to Dimona --
Dimona revealed --
Kennedy and the Israeli project --
The battle of Dimona --
Debate at home --
Kennedy and Eshkol strike a deal --
The Dimona visits (1964-1967) --
Ambiguity born --
Growing pains --
The Arabs and Dimona --
The Six-Day War --
Toward opacity --
The battle over the NPT --
Opacity takes hold.
Responsibility: Avner Cohen.

Abstract:

Cohen focuses on a two-decade period from about 1950 until 1970, during which David Ben-Gurion's vision of making Israel a nuclear-weapon state was realized. He weaves together the story of the formative years of Israel's nuclear program, from the founding of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission in 1952, to the alliance with France that gave Israel the sophisticated technology it needed, to the failure of American intelligence to identify the Dimona Project for what it was, to the negotiations between President Nixon and Prime Minister Meir that led to the current policy of secrecy. Cohen also analyzes the complex reasons Israel concealed its nuclear program - from concerns over the Arab reaction and the negative effect of the debate at home to consideration of America's commitment to nonproliferation.

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