INTRODUCTION THE POWER OF NUCLEAR THINGS

In late 2002, US President George W. Bush announced that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had “recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.” The implication? Iraq planned to build nuclear weapons, and the world must act. The scenario seemed plausible. Weapons inspectors had uncovered...

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Published inBeing Nuclear p. 1
Main Author Hecht, Gabrielle
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The MIT Press 02.03.2012
MIT Press
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Applied sciences
Atomic bombs
Business
Chemical elements
Chemistry
Cold wars
Energy engineering
Engineering
Extractive industries
Gold mining
Industrial sectors
Industry
International disputes
International politics
International relations
Metals
Metals mining
Mining
Mining industries
Noble gases
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Physical sciences
Political science
Politics
Precious metals mining
Radon
Technology
Uranium
Weapons
Weapons of mass destruction
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Summary:In late 2002, US President George W. Bush announced that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had “recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.” The implication? Iraq planned to build nuclear weapons, and the world must act. The scenario seemed plausible. Weapons inspectors had uncovered a clandestine program after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Surely Saddam would try again. Bush and his advisors had been implying this for months, releasing assorted evidence to make the case. US national security advisor Condoleezza Rice insisted, for example, that Iraq had imported aluminum tubes whose only conceivable use was in a nuclear weapons program.
ISBN:9780262017268
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