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Paperback / softback. New. 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 encompasses both governmental policy and societal behavior. The bargain has deemphasized the salience of nuclear weapons, yet it is incompatible with the norms and values of a liberal democracy. It relies on secrecy, violates the public right to know, and undermines the norm of public accountability and…
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- Title The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb
- Author Avner Cohen
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2012-01-31
- Features Bibliography, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780231136990 / 0231136994
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 in (21.84 x 14.73 x 2.79 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.021
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