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020			_a9780195304954
082			_a623.4511 _bCOR/S
100			_aCorera, Gordon
245			_aShopping for bombs : nuclear proliferation, global insecurity, and the rise and fall of the A.Q. Khan network
260			_aNew York _bOUP _c2006
300			_a288p.
520			_a"Here for the first time is the inside story of the rise and fall of A.Q. Khan and his role in the devastating spread of nuclear technology over the last thirty years. Drawing on exclusive interviews with key players in Islamabad, London, and Washington, as well as with members of Khan's own network, BBC journalist Gordon Corera paints an unsettling picture of the ultimate arms bazaar. Corera reveals how Khan operated within a world of shadowy deals among rogue states and how his privileged position in Pakistan provided him with the protection to build his unique and deadly business empire. It explains why and how he was able to operate so freely for so many years. Brimming with revelations, the book provides new insight into Iran's nuclear ambitions and how close Tehran may be to the bomb." "In addition, the book contains new information on how the CIA and MI6 penetrated Khan's network, how the U.S. and UK ultimately broke Khan's ring, and how they persuaded Pakistan's President Musharraf to arrest a national hero. Shopping for Bombs presents a window into the challenges of stopping a new nuclear arms race, a race that A.Q. Khan himself did more than any other individual to promote."--BOOK JACKET.
650			_aSecurity International
650			_aNuclear nonproliferation
650			_aNuclear weapons information
650			_aIllegal arms transfers
650			_aPakistan
650			_aPolitics and government
650			_aUnited States Central Intelligence Agency
942			_cBK
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