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Written by a former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspector and nuclear security expert, this book provides a comprehensive and authentic overview of current global nuclear developments. The author provides detailed insights into current and past nuclear crises and reveals the technical capabilities, political strategies and motives of nuclear weapon owners. By analyzing the nuclear programs and strategies of various countries, including the USA, Russia, China, Great Britain and France, this book highlights the existing global nuclear threat and the risks it entails for humanity. It also describes the current blockades and suggests possible ways out. Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars and policymakers interested in gaining new insights into sensitive or complex nuclear programs in various countries.

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Pantelis F. Ikonomou holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Vienna, Austria. He has worked as nuclear researcher, 1967-1979, and as a safeguards inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and as an expert on combating nuclear terrorism, 1979-2011. He has been trained at most advanced nuclear facilities in the USA, former Soviet Union, UK and France.

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