Various intelligence agencies, including but not limited to those in the United States, have identified thirty-three international states or entities that have either started the process of building nuclear devices or have expressed interest in building them. Many have ties to Islamic militant groups. Other countries have expressed strong enmity for the West and could be considered a likely supplier of technology and material to many of these states.
Impeccably researched by longtime international war correspondent Al Venter, 'Allah's Bomb' presents an accessible estimate of the progress being made by these various countries and the repercussions of the situation. What, for example, is the role of Russia in supplying former Soviet nuclear armaments and technology? If Iran detonates a test bomb, as North Korea did recently, how would Israel react? How would the United States respond? Venter covers the situation fully, from how material is smuggled to how various nations circumvent international sanctions. This is a timely and important book.
