The Samson Option: Israel, America and the Bomb by Seymour M. Hersh 1st ed.

Faber & Faber 
1993 
Paperback 
1st UK Paperback Edition 
362 Pages 
11 x 18cm

Condition: Good

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh delivers a meticulously researched account of Israel’s clandestine nuclear mission and its complex relationship with the United States. The "Samson Option" of the book's title refers to the strategy whereby Israel would launch a massive nuclear strike, essentially destroying the world, if the state itself was existentially threatened. Drawing on classified documents and insider sources, Hersh examines how Israel developed its arsenal, the geopolitical consequences, and reveals the truth behind Mossad's kidnapping of Mordecai Vanunu. A critical work in the field of nuclear policy and Middle Eastern studies.