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Israel and the Bomb Paperback – October 15, 1999

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Until now, there has been no detailed account of Israel's nuclear history. Previous treatments of the subject relied heavily on rumors, leaks, and journalistic speculations. But with Israel and the Bomb, Avner Cohen has forged an interpretive political history that draws on thousands of American and Israeli government documents―most of them recently declassified and never before cited―and more than one hundred interviews with key individuals who played important roles in this story. Cohen reveals that Israel crossed the nuclear weapons threshold on the eve of the 1967 Six-Day War, yet it remains ambiguous about its nuclear capability to this day. What made this posture of "opacity" possible, and how did it evolve?

Cohen focuses on a two-decade period from about 1950 until 1970, during which David Ben-Gurion's vision of making Israel a nuclear-weapon state was realized. He weaves together the story of the formative years of Israel's nuclear program, from the founding of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission in 1952, to the alliance with France that gave Israel the sophisticated technology it needed, to the failure of American intelligence to identify the Dimona Project for what it was, to the negotiations between President Nixon and Prime Minister Meir that led to the current policy of secrecy. Cohen also analyzes the complex reasons Israel concealed its nuclear program―from concerns over Arab reaction and the negative effect of the debate at home to consideration of America's commitment to nonproliferation.

Israel and the Bomb highlights the key questions and the many potent issues surrounding Israel's nuclear history. This book will be a critical resource for students of nuclear proliferation, Middle East politics, Israeli history, and American-Israeli relations, as well as a revelation for general readers.
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  1. Print length
    470 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Columbia University Press
  4. Publication date
    October 15, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    8.82 x 5.8 x 1.19 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0231104839
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0231104838
  8. Lexile measure
    1550L
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  • Mark O'Connor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Israel Has THE BOMB
    Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2015
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    This book describes in detail how Israel developed the bomb with assistance from France. It also explains the U.S. NEED to defend Israel to prevent a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East. It does not discuss the Iranian nuclear program, but it can be inferred why they want their program.
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  • Zippyzap
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2016
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    I have not finished it yet, but so far it looks like a well written book that tells the story on how Israel built its nuclear inventory. I will add to this comment once I finish reading it.
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  • THOMAS KAVANAGH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2018
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    very good
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  • franchimont
    3.0 out of 5 stars Illness prevent lecture
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2013
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    When I received it, I was in hospital, which I leave yesterday.
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  • Alex
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2015
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    Just read the epilogue, the book is an endless run after your tail. It does not say anything new.
    But, if you have insomnia, this book will put you to sleep!
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  • JohnnnySmallls
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2011
    This book is easily the most well-researched on its subject and provides for very revealing information. This is scholarship at its finest on a salient topic even if politically one might disagree.
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  • Shimon Topor
    4.0 out of 5 stars Informative about an unknown part of Israel history
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2014
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    Informative and interesting the book is covering a very significant period of Israel early years with quality research and insight
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  • John C. Landon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Israel's nuclear opacity
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2003
    Interesting account of the secret development of the Israeli atomic bomb, starting in the fifties with the decision of Ben Gurion, and his persistence. One can hardly exempt Israel from the general charges against proliferation, but at least in this instance there is a certain discipline to the endeavor, and, so far, no mad bomber routines. To be sure, Israel is a special case, the factor of deterrence has surely been more than abstraction. And one can only cheer at the destruction of the Iraq reactor.
    But this work is interesting for the description of the insidious tactics of 'opacity' in the public discourse of Israel on the subject, that is, the engineered lack of discourse. We invade Iraq to nix the nukes, while Israel simply slipped into half-invisible mode. That is changing now, and the author ponders the future here. Quo vadis?
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