The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation

by Thomas C. Reed

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This is a political history of nuclear weapons from the discovery of fission in 1938 to the nuclear train wreck that seems to loom in our future.  It is an account of where those weapons came from, how the technology surprisingly and covertly spread, who is likely to acquire those weapons next and most importantly why.

 

The authors’ examination of post-Cold War national and geopolitical issues regarding nuclear proliferation and the effects of Chinese sponsorship of the Pakistani program is eye opening. The reckless “nuclear weapons programs for sale” exporting of technology by Pakistan is truly chilling as is the on again off again North Korean nuclear weapons program.

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  • On Jan 01 2014 kcholbert (USAF) read this book
  • On Nov 23 2013 Tom Copeland (USCG) read this book and commented:

    Well written and thorough. Changed my mind regarding the "Iraq has nukes" motivations for Operation Iraqi Freedom.