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(3.37) | 55 | "A New York Times bestselling novel of international suspense and terror from the author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and A Column of Fire As Egypt comes closer and closer to developing a nuclear bomb, the Mossad's number one Israeli agent is given an impossible mission: to beat the Arabs in the nuclear arms race by finding and stealing two hundred tons of uranium. The world's balance of power will shift. And the Mossad, the KGB, the Egyptians, and Fedayeen terrorists will play out the final, violent moves in this devastating game where the price of failure is a nuclear holocaust"--… (more) |
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It must be appreciated that the only difficult part of making a fission bomb of some sort is the preparation of a supply of fissionable material of adequate purity; the design of the bomb itself is relatively easy...Encyclopedia Americana | |
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For Al Zuckerman | |
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There was a time just once, when they were all together. | |
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In de zwartste dagen van Israëls conflict met Egypte krijgt geheim agent Nat Dickstein de onmogelijke opdracht zijn land aan 200 ton uranium te helpen. Er is maar één weg: kaap een schip en steel de lading. Dickstein voert de opdracht uit. Zijn tegenstanders zijn de KGB, de Egyptische geheime dienst en Arabische extremisten. Aan zijn zijde staat een jonge, beeldschone half Engelse, half Arabische vrouw. Of speelt zij een dubbelspel...? | |
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An international spy thriller spanning three continents, this twisted tale of friendships, betrayals, and war-weary generations is a page-turner.
Ken Follett drives the reader through the minds of plotters, planners, and politics as the leaders of each interested party fight for a stash of potential uranium and glory. ( )