Spying on the Bomb, 1st Edition by Jeffrey T. Richelson - ISBN: 9780393329827
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Uncover nuclear secrets: a global history of U.S. espionage.

Spying on the Bomb, 1st Edition

American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea

  • Paperback

    768 pages

  • Release Date

    8 January 2010

Summary

A global history of U.S. nuclear espionage from its World War II origins to today’s threats from rogue states. For fifty years, the United States has monitored friends and foes who seek to develop the ultimate weapon. Since 1952 the nuclear club has grown to at least eight nations, while others are making serious attempts to join. Each chapter chronologically focuses on the nuclear activities of one or more countries, intermingling what the United States believed was happening with accounts o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393329827
ISBN-10:0393329828
Author:Jeffrey T. Richelson
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:768
Edition:1st
Release Date:8 January 2010
Weight:1.01kg
Dimensions:234mm x 155mm x 41mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Richelson’s exhaustive research has uncovered the fascinating stories of how American intelligence spied on our enemies and our allies over the past six decades in an effort to discover their nuclear secrets. The mixed record of success and failure provides important lessons for today as we try to learn what the North Koreans are up to.” – Robert S. Norris, author of Racing for the Bomb“Richelson writes with admirable clarity.” – New York Times Book Review“Full of tense and suspenseful turns.” – Kirkus Reviews“Spying on the Bomb…is especially damning in demonstrating how this costly array of gadgetry in the air, on land and beneath the sea still leaves us guessing about different nations’ nuclear capabilities.” – Los Angeles Times“Searching and informed analysis of our nation’s nuclear espionage.” – Booklist“A magisterial history of the U.S. nuclear intelligence effort.” – Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

About The Author

Jeffrey T. Richelson

Jeffrey T. Richelson (1949—2017) was the author of several books on intelligence, including Spying on the Bomb and Defusing Armageddon. He was a Senior Fellow with the National Security Archive.

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