The age of deception
Subtitle: nuclear diplomacy in treacherous times
By: Mohamed Elbaradei
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Doha
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9789992178904
Subjects: Nuclear arms control; Verification; Nuclear nonproliferation; Arms control
Other titles: Nuclear diplomacy in treacherous times
Description: For the past two decades, Mohamed ElBaradei has played a key role in the most high-stakes conflicts of our time. Unique in maintaining credibility in the Arab world and the West alike, ElBaradei has emerged as a singularly independent, uncompromised voice. As the director of the UNʹs International Atomic Energy Agency, he contended with the Bush administration's assault on Iraq, the nuclear aspirations of North Korea, and the West's standoff with Iran. For their efforts to control nuclear proliferation, ElBaradei and his agency received the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Now, in a vivid and thoughtful account, ElBaradei takes us inside the international fray. Inspector, adviser, and mediator, ElBaradei moves from Baghdad, where Iraqi officials bleakly predicted the coming war, to behind-the-scenes exchanges with Condoleezza Rice, the streets of Pyongyang and the trail of Pakistani nuclear smugglers. He dissects the possibility of rapprochement with Iran while rejecting hard-line ideologies of every kind, decrying an us-versus-them approach and insisting on the necessity of relentless diplomacy. Above all, he illustrates that the security of nations is tied to the security of individuals, dependent not only on disarmament but on a universal commitment to human dignity, democratic values, and the freedom from want. -- Publisher description.
Notes: "First published in the United States in 2011 by Metropolitan Books"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Iraq, 1991-1998: unmasking a hidden program; title: North Korea, 1992-2002: the case of the missing plutonium; title: Iraq, 2002 and after: a needless war; title: North Korea, 2003 and after: the nuclear weapons club adds a member; title: Iran, 2003-2005: the riddle of Taqqiya; title: Libya: discovery and dismantlement; title: The nuclear bazaar of A.Q. Khan; title: From Vienna to Oslo; title: Iran, 2006: "not one centrifuge"; title: Double standards; title: Iran, 2007-2008: squandered opportunities; title: Iran, 2009: in pursuit of a breakthrough; title: Conclusion : the quest for human security.