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Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East : Directions and Policy Options in the New Century / by J. Russell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies, 2945-7149
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East--Politics and government.
- Middle East.
- International relations.
- Asia--History.
- Asia.
- Politics and war.
- History, Modern.
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- International Relations.
- Asian History.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Modern History.
- Middle East--Military policy.
- Local Subjects:
- Middle Eastern Politics.
- International Relations.
- Asian History.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- This vital book examines why states seek to gain Weapons of Mass Destruction, a crucial issue in developing strategies against proliferation. Leading experts examine specific countries and the interplay among political, economic, cultural and regional factors driving decisions whether to acquire WMD.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Theoretical Overview
- 2 Proliferation, Asymmetric War, and the Contemporary Threat Environment
- Middle East Case Studies
- 3 Continuity and Change in Israeli Strategic Thinking: Reflections in the Wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 4 Iran at the Strategic Crossroads
- 5 Syrian WMD Programs in Context
- 6 Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction
- 7 A.Q. Khan, Proliferation Networks, and the Nuclear Slippery Slope
- 8 Saudi Arabia in the Twenty-First Century: A New Security Calculus?
- 9 Saudi Arabia: The Nuclear Conundrum
- 10 Tracking and Assessing Nuclear Issues in Open Sources: The Case of Libya
- Policy Implications
- 11 Iraq and Libya: Nonproliferation Through Regime Change or Change in A Regime?
- 12 Counterproliferation Versus Nonproliferation in the Middle East After Saddam: Lessons From Iraq and Libya
- 13 A Demand-Side Strategy for Regional Security and Nonproliferation in the Persian Gulf
- 14 Cooperative Threat Reduction At the Next Phase
- About the Contributors
- Index
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- L
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- N
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- Q
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- Notes:
- Essays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363611
- 9781281363619
- 1281363618
- 9781403977243
- 1403977240
- OCLC:
- 315825932
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