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by Frank Barnaby (Author) "Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) have been one of the most prominent topics in the news since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Granta Books (1 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1862076243
  • ISBN-13: 978-1862076242
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 746,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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How to Build a Nuclear Bomb is a timely and sobering book, but it is not exactly what its title suggests; it is not a DIY handbook for wannabe terrorists. Although it does indeed outline the technical requirements necessary for building a nuclear bomb and the other main WMD (weapons of mass destruction), the details necessary for manufacturing such devices have long been available on the web and in published manuals for many years now. Frank Barnaby's stated aim is to promote informed debate about the risks and measures needed to protect vulnerable democratic societies against the use of WMDs by international terrorists. As he says currently, the debate is far from informed, mainly because of the large amount of inaccurate information and misinformation in circulation.

How to Build a Nuclear Bomb seeks to inform the debate. And, thanks to Barnaby's deep knowledge of the subject and ability to communicate what are sometimes complex technical matters clearly, this aim is achieved. Juxtaposed with the more technical details of bomb-making are equally technical details of what the results are on the victims. How to Build a Nuclear Bomb should be essential reading for anyone claiming to have an opinion on the subject or thinking that they should be informed about the topic, even politicians and journalists.

Nuclear terrorism is a very real and growing problem. As Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Agency Council, warns the willingness of terrorists to commit suicide to achieve their evil aims makes the nuclear terrorism threat far more likely today than it was before September 11. Nevertheless, as Barnaby shows here, the threat posed by biological and chemical weapons is just as important as that of nuclear weapons, especially because so many of them are really easy to make. How to Build a Nuclear Bomb is not for those of a nervous disposition and does not make for comfortable bedtime reading. Maps, notes, websites and an index complete an invaluable book. --Douglas Palmer

Financial Times
‘A sobering read indeed, but an important one…Barnaby knows what he is talking about’

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3.0 out of 5 stars Title beats content for originality, 21 Jan 2008
By Christian Jongeneel (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This is not a 'how to' book. It's a quick guide to weapons of mass destruction, dealing with the technology and the people who might use them without approval of a government. The information density is high and Frank Barnaby, witness to a nuclear explosion in the Australian desert in 1953, surely knows what he is talking about.

However decently written, the bottom line is this book does not tell the eager reader of newspapers much new. The book's title is brilliant but does not adequately describe what is in it. It will mainly serve those in need of a quick overview.
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3.0 out of 5 stars How to build a nuclear bomb, 24 May 2009
By Mr. G. J. W. MANN - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Build a Nuclear Bomb: And Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Paperback)
It's an interesting book, worth reading, but not extremely well written -also I'm not sure about the point he's trying to make and by the way, he doesn't tell you how to build a nuclear bomb ; )it's all about what weapons of mass destruction do, to us, as victims, to the planet, etc, including biochemical weapons -everything frightening and destructive. So it appeals to the action movie, violence and gore part of one, but not to the artistic appreciation side.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a handbook, 26 Jun 2007
By U. Nystuen (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Build a Nuclear Bomb: And Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Paperback)
If you have lost your mind and really want to build a nuclear bomb, you got to search else were. This book only provides you with some narrow information of the mechanical details, and a small fraction of the science and theories. It does however give you some interesting stats, and some drawings of the construction of the bombs them self. And as this book appeared shortly after 9/11 it has got a large part about terrorism and nuclear bombs.
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