Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""1. Historiography as Investigative Journalism""; ""2. Threat or Bluster""; ""3. Antecedents and Motivations""; ""4. The Nuclear Context""; ""5. The Spymaster and the Communist""; ""6. A Nuclear Umbrella for Egypt""; ""7. Converging Timelines""; ""8. The “Conquerorâ€? and “Victorâ€? Plans: Soviet Signatures""; ""9. The Naval and Aerial Buildup""; ""10. Mid-May: Disinformation or Directive?""; ""11. Escalation and Denial, 14-26 May""; ""12. The Badran Talks: Restraining an Ally""; ""13. Foxbats over Dimona""; ""14. Poised for a Desant, 5 June""
  • ""15. Un-Finnished Business: Preemptive Diplomacy""""16. Debates, Delays, and Ditherings, 6-8 June""; ""17. The Liberty Incident: Soviet Fingerprints""; ""18. Offense Becomes Deterrence, 10 June""; ""19. Aftermath""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""