| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
295 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Out of the cold -- Pakistan gets the bomb -- It's just business -- Khan's first customers : Iran and Iraq -- Finding a new hideout : South Africa -- Libya : a major sale at last -- North Korea -- Al Qaeda's bomb -- Uncovering Iran's illicit gas centrifuge program -- Busting the Khan network -- Suppliers : first line of defense -- Illicit nuclear trade today and the way forward. |
| Summary |
A former CIA and NSA intelligence analyst who heads an organization that monitors nuclear proliferation, Albright traces in disturbing detail exactly how nuclear technology has proliferated worldwide in the last 20 years. The trail leads back to the infamous Pakistani nuclear specialist A. Q. Khan, who began by stealing technology back in the 1970s from under the noses of his easily duped Dutch employer and a lax Dutch government, then sharing it, first with his home country and subsequently with Iran, Libya, and North Korea, along with Iraq, South Africa, even al-Qaeda. The shock is not only how far-reaching was Khan's mischief but also how easily he carried it out, working with all-too-willing suppliers and around national governments that had neither the monitoring capabilities nor -- even when Khan's actions were discovered -- the political will to stop him. Albright argues for establishing universal laws and norms against nuclear smuggling, securing existing nuclear stocks, and developing a globally interconnected system that would provide early detection of nuclear trade. A book that puts into context our genuine nuclear peril, while offering concrete ideas on how to reduce it. -- Booklist |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- Pakistan -- History.
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Khan, A. Q. (Abdul Qadeer), 1936-2021
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Technology transfer -- Islamic countries.
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Technology transfer -- Korea (North)
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Security, International.
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Nuclear terrorism.
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National security -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781416549314 hardcover |
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1416549315 hardcover |
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9781439171592 ebook |
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1439171599 ebook |
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