Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East : directions and policy options in the new century
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Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East : directions and policy options in the new century
（Initiatives in strategic studies : issues and policies）
Palgrave/Macmillan, 2006
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Essays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Proliferation, asymmetric war, and the contemporary threat environment / Stephen Blank
- Continuity and change in Israeli strategic thinking : reflections in the wake of operation Iraqi freedom / Avner Cohen
- Iran at the strategic crossroads / Ray Takeyh
- Syrian WMD programs in context / Murhaf Jouejati
- Syrian weapons of mass destruction / Ahmed S. Hashim
- A.Q. Khan, proliferation networks, and the nuclear slippery slope / Christopher Clary
- Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century : a new security calculus? / James A. Russell
- Saudi Arabia : the nuclear conundrum / Glen M. Segell
- Tracking and assessing nuclear issues in open sources : the case of Libya / Wyn Q. Bowen
- Iraq and Libya : nonproliferation through regime change or change in a regime? / Robert S. Litwak
- Counterproliferation versus nonproliferation in the Middle East after Saddam : lessons from Iraq and Libya / Michael Friend
- A demand side strategy for regional security and nonproliferation in the Persian Gulf / Michael Ryan Kraig and Riad Kahwaji
- Cooperative threat reduction at the next phase / Rose Gottemoeller
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- SECTION I: REGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Theoretical, Historical, and Policy Baseline
- J.A.Russell Proliferation, Asymmetric War and the Contemporary Threat Environment
- S.Blank SECTION II: REGIONAL PROLIFERATION PROBLEMS Israeli Threat Perceptions Following Operation Iraqi Freedom
- A.Cohen A Nuclear Iran: Has the Train Left the Station?
- R.Takeyh Syrian Threat Perceptions and Strategic Objectives
- M.Jouejati Syria's WMD Programs: Priorities and Options
- A.Hashim A.Q. Khan and the Emerging Supplier Network
- C.Clary Saudi Arabia's Strategic Conundrum
- J.A.Russell Nuclear Weapons: A New Saudi Security Calculus?
- G.Segell Iraq and Libya: Nonproliferation through Regime Change or Change in a Regime?
- R.Litwak Tracking Nuclear Issues in Open Sources:The Case of Libya, Pre- and Post-December 2003
- W.Bowen SECTION III: REGIONAL POLICY SOLUTIONS Counter Proliferation vs. Nonproliferation in the Middle East after Saddam
- M.Friend Demand Side Policy Options
- M.Kraig Threat Reduction and the Middle East
- R.Gottemoeller Conclusion
- J.A.Russell
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