The Spread of Nuclear Weaponry
Monday, December 8th, 2008 | technology
Oppenheimer once stated that nuclear weapons were not too hard to make, and predicted that whatever nation wanted ‘the bomb’ would be able to figure out how to make one. But it seems that the technology of nuclear weapons has eluded most nations, and that their acquisition of nuclear know-how was underhanded.
The New York Times reviews “The Nuclear Express”, an exposé of the network through which nuclear secrets were passed from nation to nation, including unsavory alliances, spys and politics.
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