Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East : directions and policy options in the new century / / [edited by] James A. Russell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817414303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-36361-8; 9786611363611; 1-4039-7724-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies
• Altri autori (Persone): RussellJames A <1958-> (James Avery)
• Disciplina: 327.1/745/0956
• Soggetti: Weapons of mass destruction - Middle East; Nuclear nonproliferation - Middle East; Arms control - Middle East; Middle East Military policy Congresses
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Essays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.