| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 A History of Israel's Nuclear Weapons Program; The Beginning; The U.S. Connection; The French Connection; The Decision to Build Nuclear Weapons; A-bomb Construction; Israel's Nuclear Policy; Other Nuclear Connections; The Israeli Bomb: From Suspicion to Certainty; 2 The Atomic Bombs; Atomic Testing; A-bomb Design Options: Uranium or Plutonium?; A-bomb Design Options: Implosion or Gun?; Plutonium Production; A-bomb Design Options: Large Bombs or Small?; How Many Weapons?; Yield |
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Weapon ReadinessWeapon Storage; 3 The Delivery Systems; Miniaturization and the Missile/Artillery Delivery Option; Improbable Delivery Vehicles: Transport Aircraft, Helicopters, and ""Suitcases; Probable Delivery Vehicles: Nuclear Bombers; Israel's Best Nuclear Bomber; 4 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Israel's Nuclear Arsenal is a full inquiry into the likely size and sophistication of the Israeli nuclear weapons program. Among the key questions it addresses are: Did other nations--the United States, France, or West Germany, for example--assist Israel in developing its nuclear weapons capacity? What is the nature of Israel's industrial nuclear inf |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Peter Pry |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 7, 2020) |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons.
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Military readiness
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Nuclear weapons
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| SUBJECT |
Israel -- Defenses
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| Subject |
Israel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429046919 |
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042904691X |
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9780429745775 |
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042974577X |
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9780429725760 |
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0429725760 |
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9780429705755 |
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0429705751 |
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