Description |
1 online resource |
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Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |
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Cornell studies in security affairs.
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Contents |
Iraq explores the atom, 1956-1973 -- Ambiguity and ambition, 1973-1981 -- Saddam's nuclear weapons program, 1981-1987 -- Crises and a crash program, 1988-1991 -- Searching for uranium in Libya, 1951-1973 -- Cultural revolution and nuclear power, 1973-1981 -- Nuclear weapons remain elusive, 1982-1989 -- Sanctions, centrifuges, and exit, 1989-2003 |
Summary |
Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degrees - Iraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In this book, the author compares the two failed nuclear weapons programmes, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
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Qaddafi, Muammar.
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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006
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SUBJECT |
Qaddafi, Muammar
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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006
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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 fast |
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Qaddafi, Muammar fast |
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Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects -- Libya
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Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects -- Iraq
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Nuclear weapons -- Political aspects
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Iraq
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Libya
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781501705908 |
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1501705903 |
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9781501706455 |
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1501706454 |
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