This paper explains how Iran developed its nuclear programme to the point where it threatens to achieve a weapons capability within a short time frame, and analyses Western policy responses aimed at forestalling that capability. Key questions are addressed: will the world have to accept an Iranian uranium-enrichment programme, and does having a weapons capability mean having the Bomb?For nearly two decades, Western strategy on the Iran nuclear issue emphasised denial of supply. Sin...

A lost manuscript from the pen of obscure Scots-Irish writer Martin Caulder, recently come to light.A pseudonymous work for the Olympia Press in Paris in the 1960s.A mysterious packet of papers from the 1920s.A Strange Case from the 1890s in fin de siècle Paris.William Crowe and Stephen Devlin, Irish exiles and students of the Occult, have made a dangerous wager: who shall be the first to woo young Thomas MacGilpatrick, a Jesuit novice, away from th...

If the nuclear weapons club were to further expand, would America�s democratic allies in Northeast Asia be among the next entrants? Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all have robust civilian nuclear energy programmes that make them �virtual nuclear powers� according to many analysts. All three once pursued nuclear weapons and all face growing security threats from nuclear-armed adversaries. But will they � or rather, under what circumstances might they?This book analyses these past nucl...

In July 2015, eight parties – France, Germany and the United Kingdom, together with the European Union and China, Russia and the United States on the one side, and Iran on the other – adopted the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. Under the agreement, Iran accepted limits to its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. Hailed by some as a diplomatic achievement, detractors – both in the US and the Middle East – saw the deal as overly...

In recent decades the debate on nuclear weapons has focused overwhelmingly on proliferation and nonproliferation dynamics. In a series of Wall Street Journal articles, however, George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn called on governments to rid the world of nuclear weapons, helping to put disarmament back into international security discussions. More recently, U.S. president Barack Obama, prominent U.S. congressional members of both political parties, and a nu...

Lonely Planet's East Africa is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Feel the pounding of hooves as wildebeest stampede across the Serengeti; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's East Africa Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection...

It’s the run-up to the most important event in the gang’s lives—the spring dance! Who’s going with who? Who’s NOT going with whom? And how will Archie end up tanking the whole night?

“The Heart of Riverdale” reaches its epic conclusion—and nothing’s as it was! Friendships and romances have changed, loyalties have been tested, and Archie is at a crossroads.

The Blossom family secret has erupted, taking all of Riverdale by surprise—and that includes Cheryl and Jason! What’s the truth about their long-lost father?

BRAND NEW STORY ARC! The fallout continues! One life has been destroyed, another family has been torn apart—and only the kids of Riverdale High can save their town from imploding!

Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively.She has nothing to lose and only revenge to live forShe thought her life was over…Stephanie Patrick's life is destroyed by the crash of flight NE027: her family was on board and there were no survivors.Devastated, she falls into a world of drugs and prostitution – until the day she discover...

The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult Detectives, Female Detectives, Curious Crimes and a whole host more, but also bring a ...