Unclear Physics Why Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear Weapons |
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| Author:
| Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid |
| Series title: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-0278-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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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 Unclear Physics, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs.
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 Unclear Physics, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs.