Originally published in 1994, Yair Evron opens the book with an account of the development of Israel's nuclear doctrine and the internal disagreements within the Israeli political and strategic elite over how nuclear policy should be conducted. There follows an analysis of the reactions from Arab states and of how, with the exception of Iraq, they have so far refrained from developing their own nuclear weapons.

The development of Israel's nuclear capacity, controversy within the military elite, implications for Arab/Israeli relations and arms control in the region.

Exposes one of the most well-protected political-military secrets of the Cold War.