{"product_id":"atomic-friends-zachary-keck-9781538169711","title":"Atomic Friends: How America Deals with Nuclear-Armed Allies","description":"\u003cp\u003eShould the United States prevent additional allies from developing atomic weapons? Although preventing U.S. allies and partners from acquiring nuclear weapons was an important part of America's Cold War goals, in the decades since, Washington has mostly focused on preventing small adversarial states from building the bomb. This has begun to change as countries as diverse as Germany, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, among others, have begun discussing the value of an independent nuclear arsenal. Their ambitions have led to renewed discussion in U.S. foreign policy circles about the consequences of allied proliferation for the United States. Even though four countries have acquired nuclear weapons, this discussion remains abstract, theoretical, and little changed since the earliest days of the nuclear era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing historical case studies, this book shines a light on this increasingly pressing issue. Keck examines the impact that acquiring nuclear arsenals had after our allies developed them. He examines existing and recently declassified documents, original archival research, and--for the Israel and especially Pakistan cases--interviews with U.S. officials who worked on the events in question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zachary Keck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538169711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538169711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Zachary Keck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071613268223,"sku":"9781538169711","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_800d96fd-332b-46b4-82b7-24ea38b037b5.jpg?v=1685437141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atomic-friends-zachary-keck-9781538169711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}