The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy
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- Número de páginas354 páginas
- IdiomaInglés
- EditorialRandom House
- Fecha de publicación27 Octubre 1991
- ISBN-100394570065
- ISBN-13978-0394570068
Exposes one of the most well-protected political-military secrets of the Cold War
Del Library Journal
Ever since the early 1950s, Israel has had one military eye firmly fixed on atomic weapons as a means of salvation, using them primarily as a military threat for both offensive and defensive purposes. Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize winner, expounds on the steady but quiet growth of an Israeli nuclear industry that proved so successful that Israel was able to coerce several U.S. administrations into doing its bidding. He also explores in depth Israeli access to U.S. intelligence satellite technologies that resulted from inattention by Washington leaders as well as from the four years of insider spying by Jonathan Jay Pollard. He reveals that the Soviet Union has been targeted by Israeli nuclear warheads since the mid-1980s. Unlike several other recent expos es of Israeli intelligence apparatus (Ian Black and Benny Morris's Israel's Secret Wars , LJ 8/91, and Andrew and Leslie Cockburn's Dangerous Liaison , LJ 6/15/91), Hersh follows the threads of a specific intelligence focus while highlighting U.S. policies that ultimately ignore the very real presence of the Israeli nuclear arsenal. This incredibly well-written book should be in every collection.
- David Snider, Casa Grande P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- David Snider, Casa Grande P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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| Editorial | Random House; Primera edición (27 Octubre 1991) |
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| Idioma | Inglés |
| Tapa dura | 354 páginas |
| ISBN-10 | 0394570065 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0394570068 |
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- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaFriend, foe, or an enduring enigma?Calificado en Estados Unidos el 22 de mayo de 2007According to the 9/11 Commission Report, the tragic events on this day were primarily the result of "a failure of imagination" in the U.S. intelligence community. How so.....? The Samson Option provides stunning insights into the abject paralysis (a... Ver másAccording to the 9/11 Commission Report, the tragic events on this day were primarily the result of "a failure of imagination" in the U.S. intelligence community. How so.....?
The Samson Option provides stunning insights into the abject paralysis (a failure of imagination?) within this same community and nearly throughout the U.S. government as it failed miserably to halt nuclear arms proliferation for nearly 60 years. Every loyal American with an ounce of critical thinking skills should come away from reading this book, appalled with this government's impotence at its highest levels under the leadership of both political parties.
Seymour Hersh's excellence as one of our most accomplished investigative journalists with deep penetration to insiders 'in the know' has only been reaffirmed since he wrote The Samson Option in 1991. To be sure, this is a classic piece of detective work that time has proven to be highly accurate with the perpetrator grudgingly admitting to some of its activities only when every attempt at obfuscation had failed.
This book challenges the notion of an ally, one that is lavishly treated to foreign aid, exclusive access to intelligence assets and advanced weaponry yet cannot be satiated. Rather, it brazenly goes about its practice of espionage and nuclear proliferation at the expense and peril of the United States.
As a reader with reasonable knowledge of history and current events, you will be challenged with an enigma: Can the victim be a perpetrator?
The prosecutor will present an airtight case including the confessions of the perpetrator. The defense will challenge you with irrational arguments, reinforcing the perpetrator's tautology. Your verdict will most likely be influenced by your exposure to ideology and style of education: Were you taught to believe or did you learn to think?
The stakes are remarkably high. Now, radical Christian fundamentalists are seemingly in league with the perpetrator, eager to use this arsenal against the third branch of Abrahamic religions to foment yet another in a long line of religious conflicts. This time the result may be worldwide cataclysm, the consequence of mutually attained, self-fulfilled destruction -- arrogated in the name of the Zionist state.
In all likelihood you are among the vast majority of guiltless human beings holding no malice toward the perpetrator, yet totally unable to affect the outcome of tyranny by a minority. Remember, OUR GOVERNMENT(???), charged by our Constitution to protect us has increasingly chosen to recuse itself for nearly six decades. Now it lies on the floor in a catatonic state, seemingly unwilling to engage in even an innocuous debate, fearing it will reap the wrath of the perpetrator. In the ultimate example of the tail wagging the dog, the U.S. slips deeper into division, chaos, and loss of national sovereignty.
Rub your eyes, but this is not a nightmare. And The Samson Option IS NOT a work of fiction.
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RECOMMENDED READING: Spy Trade: How Israel's Lobby Undermines America's Economy by Grant F. Smith -- The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel -- The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy by Murray Friedman -- The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by Mearsheimer and Walt -- "Israeli Surveillance of the Future Hijackers and FBI Suspects in the September 11 Attacks and Their Failure to Give Us Adequate Warning: The Need for a Public Inquiry" **a 166 PAGE REPORT** documenting foreign espionage activities surrounding 9-11, available on the Internet (although rarely in COMPLETE UNEDITED FORM **WITH 5 EXHIBITS AND 4 MAPS**).
According to the 9/11 Commission Report, the tragic events on this day were primarily the result of "a failure of imagination" in the U.S. intelligence community. How so.....?
The Samson Option provides stunning insights into the abject paralysis (a failure of imagination?) within this same community and nearly throughout the U.S. government as it failed miserably to halt nuclear arms proliferation for nearly 60 years. Every loyal American with an ounce of critical thinking skills should come away from reading this book, appalled with this government's impotence at its highest levels under the leadership of both political parties.
Seymour Hersh's excellence as one of our most accomplished investigative journalists with deep penetration to insiders 'in the know' has only been reaffirmed since he wrote The Samson Option in 1991. To be sure, this is a classic piece of detective work that time has proven to be highly accurate with the perpetrator grudgingly admitting to some of its activities only when every attempt at obfuscation had failed.
This book challenges the notion of an ally, one that is lavishly treated to foreign aid, exclusive access to intelligence assets and advanced weaponry yet cannot be satiated. Rather, it brazenly goes about its practice of espionage and nuclear proliferation at the expense and peril of the United States.
As a reader with reasonable knowledge of history and current events, you will be challenged with an enigma: Can the victim be a perpetrator?
The prosecutor will present an airtight case including the confessions of the perpetrator. The defense will challenge you with irrational arguments, reinforcing the perpetrator's tautology. Your verdict will most likely be influenced by your exposure to ideology and style of education: Were you taught to believe or did you learn to think?
The stakes are remarkably high. Now, radical Christian fundamentalists are seemingly in league with the perpetrator, eager to use this arsenal against the third branch of Abrahamic religions to foment yet another in a long line of religious conflicts. This time the result may be worldwide cataclysm, the consequence of mutually attained, self-fulfilled destruction -- arrogated in the name of the Zionist state.
In all likelihood you are among the vast majority of guiltless human beings holding no malice toward the perpetrator, yet totally unable to affect the outcome of tyranny by a minority. Remember, OUR GOVERNMENT(???), charged by our Constitution to protect us has increasingly chosen to recuse itself for nearly six decades. Now it lies on the floor in a catatonic state, seemingly unwilling to engage in even an innocuous debate, fearing it will reap the wrath of the perpetrator. In the ultimate example of the tail wagging the dog, the U.S. slips deeper into division, chaos, and loss of national sovereignty.
Rub your eyes, but this is not a nightmare. And The Samson Option IS NOT a work of fiction.
.
.
RECOMMENDED READING: Spy Trade: How Israel's Lobby Undermines America's Economy by Grant F. Smith -- The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel -- The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy by Murray Friedman -- The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by Mearsheimer and Walt -- "Israeli Surveillance of the Future Hijackers and FBI Suspects in the September 11 Attacks and Their Failure to Give Us Adequate Warning: The Need for a Public Inquiry" **a 166 PAGE REPORT** documenting foreign espionage activities surrounding 9-11, available on the Internet (although rarely in COMPLETE UNEDITED FORM **WITH 5 EXHIBITS AND 4 MAPS**).
- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaIntriguing, Well Written BookCalificado en Estados Unidos el 31 de octubre de 2020Scholarly analysis of Israel and nuclear weapons. Well written and informative even though decades old... The physical quality of the book was also as expected, no surprises (unlike many booksellers out here that try to peddle their books at a much higher... Ver másScholarly analysis of Israel and nuclear weapons. Well written and informative even though decades old...
The physical quality of the book was also as expected, no surprises (unlike many booksellers out here that try to peddle their books at a much higher physical quality than they actually are). Even though this book was old, it was in very good shape, even the dust cover... So no complaints about this bookseller at all.
Scholarly analysis of Israel and nuclear weapons. Well written and informative even though decades old...
The physical quality of the book was also as expected, no surprises (unlike many booksellers out here that try to peddle their books at a much higher physical quality than they actually are). Even though this book was old, it was in very good shape, even the dust cover... So no complaints about this bookseller at all.
- 4.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaSamson Not Really Worried about Persia!Calificado en Estados Unidos el 22 de octubre de 2012Seymour Hersh did a wonderful job of connecting well-researched historical facts into a necklace of painful truth. Of course we know the clues for a concealed underground nuclear program; it's been done before, in Israel. Using archival and valid resources, Mr. Hirsh... Ver másSeymour Hersh did a wonderful job of connecting well-researched historical facts into a necklace of painful truth. Of course we know the clues for a concealed underground nuclear program; it's been done before, in Israel. Using archival and valid resources, Mr. Hirsh presents a compelling case. The truth shall set you free? I hope so. If we can scrape away the layers of religious dogma, ideological imperatives, and geopolitical manipulations, perhaps a new awareness can lead us closer toward peace and a click away from war. This book is a courageous achievement. In clear, concise, language, the author has provided the world with information that should be required reading.
Seymour Hersh did a wonderful job of connecting well-researched historical facts into a necklace of painful truth. Of course we know the clues for a concealed underground nuclear program; it's been done before, in Israel. Using archival and valid resources, Mr. Hirsh presents a compelling case. The truth shall set you free? I hope so. If we can scrape away the layers of religious dogma, ideological imperatives, and geopolitical manipulations, perhaps a new awareness can lead us closer toward peace and a click away from war. This book is a courageous achievement. In clear, concise, language, the author has provided the world with information that should be required reading.
- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaWar?Calificado en Estados Unidos el 19 de marzo de 2015Modern politics has forgotten the past. Very few people know that Israel is a nuclear player. We ignored black market fissionable material that came from France and Africa, assistance from us. During the 6 day war, we were more or less blackmailed into giving assistance... Ver másModern politics has forgotten the past. Very few people know that Israel is a nuclear player. We ignored black market fissionable material that came from France and Africa, assistance from us. During the 6 day war, we were more or less blackmailed into giving assistance above agreed amounts or in self defense Israel would fire its 300+ warheads bringing in WW3, or if your spiritual Armageddon.
Now lets fast forward to the Persian Gulf War. We all remember the pictures splashed across our television of Israelis wearing gas masks. what they never told you is Schwarzkopf was facing the Israeli version of the Pershing 2 moved into the open for us to see, in a ready launch position Nuclear tipped missiles. Were they bluffing or forcing our hand, or setting themselves up to take everyone out to include us as collateral damage in one decisive blow? The author skillfully sidestepped the question and stuck strictly to the facts. For whatever reason, the implication is clear. Political motives aside, Israel would go overboard and disengage the quid pro quo or proportion response thus putting us in an almost untenable position. Not in the book, if one remembers what they extracted from us in exchanged for what?
This research book is designed to give you the overall history as to how they became a nuclear power, why we kept it as the worlds worst kept secret, and if one cares to read between the lines, how they learned a trick from us, the art of nuclear blackmail.
For those who are interested in the complex game of Middle East politics, the price of the end notes is well worth the read.
Modern politics has forgotten the past. Very few people know that Israel is a nuclear player. We ignored black market fissionable material that came from France and Africa, assistance from us. During the 6 day war, we were more or less blackmailed into giving assistance above agreed amounts or in self defense Israel would fire its 300+ warheads bringing in WW3, or if your spiritual Armageddon.
Now lets fast forward to the Persian Gulf War. We all remember the pictures splashed across our television of Israelis wearing gas masks. what they never told you is Schwarzkopf was facing the Israeli version of the Pershing 2 moved into the open for us to see, in a ready launch position Nuclear tipped missiles. Were they bluffing or forcing our hand, or setting themselves up to take everyone out to include us as collateral damage in one decisive blow? The author skillfully sidestepped the question and stuck strictly to the facts. For whatever reason, the implication is clear. Political motives aside, Israel would go overboard and disengage the quid pro quo or proportion response thus putting us in an almost untenable position. Not in the book, if one remembers what they extracted from us in exchanged for what?
This research book is designed to give you the overall history as to how they became a nuclear power, why we kept it as the worlds worst kept secret, and if one cares to read between the lines, how they learned a trick from us, the art of nuclear blackmail.
For those who are interested in the complex game of Middle East politics, the price of the end notes is well worth the read.
- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaAwesome book! Fantastic research and very comprehensive .....Wow!Calificado en Estados Unidos el 23 de marzo de 2021The research into this book is incredible and amazing! This is an important read for anyone interested in the middle East and its potential future. Bravo!
The research into this book is incredible and amazing! This is an important read for anyone interested in the middle East and its potential future. Bravo!
- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaThe Samson OptionCalificado en Estados Unidos el 6 de marzo de 2011Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal & American Foreign Policy I was surprised with the detail and research. I wonder why the Whitehouse is not familiar with this work? Great, factual, well written,... Ver másSamson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal & American Foreign Policy I was surprised with the detail and research. I wonder why the Whitehouse is not familiar with this work? Great, factual, well written, If anyone wants to do their own snooping, all the leads, names are clearly listed.
Israel is the rogue nuclear player in the middle east, no one else, this book simply states it, with foot notes. Should be required reading along with other sources. A great find! Now to do some research on the author.
Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal & American Foreign Policy I was surprised with the detail and research. I wonder why the Whitehouse is not familiar with this work? Great, factual, well written, If anyone wants to do their own snooping, all the leads, names are clearly listed.
Israel is the rogue nuclear player in the middle east, no one else, this book simply states it, with foot notes. Should be required reading along with other sources. A great find! Now to do some research on the author.
- 5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaSeymour Hersh does a better job of showing that Israel had a hand in ...Calificado en Estados Unidos el 7 de febrero de 2016Seymour Hersh does a better job of showing that Israel had a hand in JFK's murder, than Michael Collins Piper in his work Final Judgment.....and the scary thing is, that was NOT Hersh's intent. Thanks for having the guts NOT to go to Israel Mr. Hersh, where as you... Ver másSeymour Hersh does a better job of showing that Israel had a hand in JFK's murder, than Michael Collins Piper in his work Final Judgment.....and the scary thing is, that was NOT Hersh's intent. Thanks for having the guts NOT to go to Israel Mr. Hersh, where as you say in the front of your work, you would have been censured. And thanks for having the guts, as a Jewish American, to point out how crazy some of the radical thinkers in Israel are endangering our world.
Seymour Hersh does a better job of showing that Israel had a hand in JFK's murder, than Michael Collins Piper in his work Final Judgment.....and the scary thing is, that was NOT Hersh's intent. Thanks for having the guts NOT to go to Israel Mr. Hersh, where as you say in the front of your work, you would have been censured. And thanks for having the guts, as a Jewish American, to point out how crazy some of the radical thinkers in Israel are endangering our world.
- 4.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaGood but dated bookCalificado en Estados Unidos el 2 de octubre de 2018I would recommend to anyone on wants to learn more about the subject, I saved it and bought it when it was on sale FYI. Keep in mind book published ~1991 so ends with Gulf War 1.
I would recommend to anyone on wants to learn more about the subject, I saved it and bought it when it was on sale FYI. Keep in mind book published ~1991 so ends with Gulf War 1.
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Tammy Mohun5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaEssential documentation to understand the real situation in Palestine and ...Calificado en Canadá el 16 de noviembre de 2015Essential documentation to understand the real situation in Palestine and how close Israel came to be nuked and also how close it came to nuke others including you will never guess who unless you buy Hersh's masterpiece.Essential documentation to understand the real situation in Palestine and how close Israel came to be nuked and also how close it came to nuke others including you will never guess who unless you buy Hersh's masterpiece.
Steven Meier5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadaFive StarsCalificado en España el 4 de diciembre de 2014El libro llegó antes de lo previsto y en la calidad anunciada.El libro llegó antes de lo previsto y en la calidad anunciada.
paul mondeel5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadathe samson option. Israël's nuclear arsenal and American foreign policyCalificado en Francia el 22 de octubre de 2014Quite appalling to read how Israël cheated and how America turned a blind eye. Will we ever trust them again?Quite appalling to read how Israël cheated and how America turned a blind eye. Will we ever trust them again?
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ARIF5.0 de 5 estrellasCompra verificadagenial geschriebenCalificado en Alemania el 24 de julio de 2012Das Thema der beginnenden Nuklearisierung des Nahen Ostens und die seit den 5oer Jahren immer stärker auch in die Blockkonfrontation einbezogene Position der regionalen Mächte, wird in diesem sehr detailliert und zuverlässig recherchiertem Buch ausführlich und sehr gut...Ver másDas Thema der beginnenden Nuklearisierung des Nahen Ostens und die seit den 5oer Jahren immer stärker auch in die Blockkonfrontation einbezogene Position der regionalen Mächte, wird in diesem sehr detailliert und zuverlässig recherchiertem Buch ausführlich und sehr gut lesbar beschrieben. Viele Hintergründe, wie z.B. die wichtige Rolle Frankreichs für den Aufbau des israelischen Nuklearprogramms, die heute in der aktuellen Diskussion selten - wenn überhaupt - zur Sprache kommen, werden ebenfalls sehr gut dargestellt. Die Lektüre macht wirklich Freude und das Buch ist auch mentalitätsgeschichtlich von hohem Wert, hilft es doch zu verstehen, welche Einstellungshaltungen seit 60 Jahren den Atom- und Rüstungsdiskurs mitbestimmen. Für die Analyse der heutigen Auseinandersetzungen ist dieses journalistisch geschriebene Buch daher eine wichtige Voraussetzung. Nach 20 Jahren einer (Wieder-)Entdeckung wert!Das Thema der beginnenden Nuklearisierung des Nahen Ostens und die seit den 5oer Jahren immer stärker auch in die Blockkonfrontation einbezogene Position der regionalen Mächte, wird in diesem sehr detailliert und zuverlässig recherchiertem Buch ausführlich und sehr gut lesbar beschrieben. Viele Hintergründe, wie z.B. die wichtige Rolle Frankreichs für den Aufbau des israelischen Nuklearprogramms, die heute in der aktuellen Diskussion selten - wenn überhaupt - zur Sprache kommen, werden ebenfalls sehr gut dargestellt. Die Lektüre macht wirklich Freude und das Buch ist auch mentalitätsgeschichtlich von hohem Wert, hilft es doch zu verstehen, welche Einstellungshaltungen seit 60 Jahren den Atom- und Rüstungsdiskurs mitbestimmen. Für die Analyse der heutigen Auseinandersetzungen ist dieses journalistisch geschriebene Buch daher eine wichtige Voraussetzung. Nach 20 Jahren einer (Wieder-)Entdeckung wert!
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