Israel And The Bomb (historical Dictionaries Of Cities Of)
by Avner Cohen /
1998 / English / PDF, EPUB
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Until now, there has been no detailed account of Israel's nuclear
history. Previous treatments of the subject relied heavily on
rumors, leaks, and journalistic speculations. But with
Until now, there has been no detailed account of Israel's nuclear
history. Previous treatments of the subject relied heavily on
rumors, leaks, and journalistic speculations. But withIsrael
and the Bomb,
Israel
and the Bomb, Avner Cohen has forged an interpretive political
history that draws on thousands of American and Israeli government
documents―most of them recently declassified and never before
cited―and more than one hundred interviews with key individuals who
played important roles in this story. Cohen reveals that Israel
crossed the nuclear weapons threshold on the eve of the 1967
Six-Day War, yet it remains ambiguous about its nuclear capability
to this day. What made this posture of "opacity" possible, and how
did it evolve?
Avner Cohen has forged an interpretive political
history that draws on thousands of American and Israeli government
documents―most of them recently declassified and never before
cited―and more than one hundred interviews with key individuals who
played important roles in this story. Cohen reveals that Israel
crossed the nuclear weapons threshold on the eve of the 1967
Six-Day War, yet it remains ambiguous about its nuclear capability
to this day. What made this posture of "opacity" possible, and how
did it evolve?
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 Arab reaction and
the negative effect of the debate at home to consideration of
America's commitment to nonproliferation.
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 Arab reaction and
the negative effect of the debate at home to consideration of
America's commitment to nonproliferation.Israel and the Bomb
Israel and the Bomb highlights the key questions and the
many potent issues surrounding Israel's nuclear history. This book
will be a critical resource for students of nuclear proliferation,
Middle East politics, Israeli history, and American-Israeli
relations, as well as a revelation for general readers.
highlights the key questions and the
many potent issues surrounding Israel's nuclear history. This book
will be a critical resource for students of nuclear proliferation,
Middle East politics, Israeli history, and American-Israeli
relations, as well as a revelation for general readers.
