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Ranging from the 1938 discovery of fission to the nuclear proliferation of the present day, a history of nuclear weapons describes the creation of the weapons, the secret spread of the technology to build the bomb, who will likely acquire them in the near future, and post-Cold War national and geopolitical issues regarding nuclear proliferation.
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This is a political history of nuclear weapons from the discovery of fission in 1938 to the nuclear train wreck that seems to loom in our future. It is an account of where those weapons came from, how the technology surprisingly and covertly spread, who is likely to acquire those weapons next and most importantly why. The authors’ examination of post-Cold War national and geopolitical issues regarding nuclear proliferation and the effects of Chinese sponsorship of the Pakistani program is eye opening. The reckless “nuclear weapons programs for sale” exporting of technology by Pakistan is truly chilling as is the on again off again North Korean nuclear weapons program.
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