The Worst-Kept Secret
Israel's Bargain with the Bomb
Israel has made a unique contribution to the nuclear age. It has created a special bargain with the bomb. Israel is the only nuclear-armed state that does not acknowledge its possession of the bomb, even though its existence is a common knowledge throughout the world. It only says that it will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons to the Middle East. The bomb is Israel's collective ineffable¿the nation's last great taboo. This bargain has a name: in Hebrew, it is called amimut, or opacity. By adhering to the bargain, which was born in a secret deal between Richard Nixon and Golda Meir, Israel has created a code of nuclear conduct that…
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- ISBN: 978-0-231-51026-4
- EAN: 9780231510264
- Produktnummer: 22651238
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 630 KB
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Avner Cohen
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