<DIV><DIV><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This is a political history of nuclear weapons from the discovery of fission in 1938 to the nuclear train wreck that seems to loom in our future.&nbsp; It is an account of where those weapons came from, how the technology surprisingly and covertly spread, who is likely to acquire those weapons next and most importantly why.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The authors&rsquo; examination of post-Cold War national and geopolitical issues regarding nuclear proliferation and the effects of Chinese sponsorship of the Pakistani program is eye opening. The reckless &ldquo;nuclear weapons programs for sale&rdquo; exporting of technology by Pakistan is truly chilling as is the on again off again North Korean nuclear weapons program.</p></DIV>