{"product_id":"israel-and-the-bomb-avner-cohen-9780231104821","title":"Israel and the Bomb","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eIsrael and the Bomb, \u003c\/i\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCohen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsrael and the Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avner Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231104820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231104821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1998 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1998 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2004 pg. 15","brand":"Avner Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896401912063,"sku":"9780231104821","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e46681d-ddb4-41da-9f87-c70937b80912.jpg?v=1721371302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/israel-and-the-bomb-avner-cohen-9780231104821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}