Book description
In the nuclear age, arms are the ultimate commodity. And now they are
easier and cheaper to acquire and make than ever before which means
that for poor nations or non-state terror groups, weapons of mass
destruction are up for grabs.
William Langewiesche looks at how nuclear weapons have gone
wholesale. He visits the smuggling routes in Turkey and closed Russian
nuclear cities where highly enriched uranium is on sale. He meets
technicians, smugglers and spies. And he tells the extraordinary story
of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who stole plans to build Pakistan
s nuclear arsenal.
William Langewiesche is the author of five previous books, including
American Ground
and
The Outlaw Sea
. He is currently International Editor for
Vanity Fair
and was for years a national correspondent for
Atlantic Monthly
.
