Deception: Pakistan, The United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy
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Deception: Pakistan, The United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy by Adrian Levy
On 15 December 1975, A. Q. Khan - a young Pakistani nuclear scientist working in Holland - stole top secretblueprints for a revolutionary new process to arm a nuclear bomb. His original intention was to provide for Pakistan a counter to India's ongoing pursuit of an atomic bomb. But over time that ambition mushroomed into a vast nuclear black market sanctioned by Pakistan's military elite - financed by aid money from the United States, Saudi Arabia and Libya, as well as boundless assistance from China. They secretly sold weapons to Iran, North Korea, and many others - with the clear knowledge of the American government, for whom Pakistan was a crucial buffer against the Soviets and now an ally in the 'war on terror'.Successive US Administrations conducted a deliberate cover-up: destroying intelligence, lying to Congress and the West about Pakistan's capability, and facilitating the spread of the very weapons we vilify the 'axis of evil' powers for coveting and dread Islamic terrorists obtaining.
'Simultaneously astonishing, maddening and absolutely frightening' Kirkus (starred review) * Kirkus (starred review) *
Compelling.. Building on a decade's worth of interviews, the husband-and-wife investigative team serve a stunning indictment of the nuclear crime of all our lifetimes. Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *
Compelling.. Building on a decade's worth of interviews, the husband-and-wife investigative team serve a stunning indictment of the nuclear crime of all our lifetimes. Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *
Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott Clark are internationally renowned and award winning investigative journalists who worked as staff writers and foreign correspondents for The Sunday Times before joining the Guardian. They are the authors The Amber Room (Atlantic Books, 2004) and Stone of Heaven. They live in London and in France. See more of their work at www.clarkandlevy.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843545330 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843545330 |
| Title | Deception: Pakistan, The United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy |
| Author | Adrian Levy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2007-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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