03767nam 2200661Ia 450 991081741430332120200520144314.01-281-36361-897866113636111-4039-7724-010.1057/9781403977243(CKB)1000000000342682(SSID)ssj0000283187(PQKBManifestationID)11251696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283187(PQKBWorkID)10337522(PQKB)10667076(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7724-3(MiAaPQ)EBC308055(Au-PeEL)EBL308055(CaPaEBR)ebr10150455(CaONFJC)MIL136361(OCoLC)315825932(EXLCZ)99100000000034268220050706d2006 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrProliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East directions and policy options in the new century /[edited by] James A. Russell1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (256 p.)Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policiesEssays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004.1-349-53190-1 1-4039-7025-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies.Weapons of mass destructionMiddle EastCongressesNuclear nonproliferationMiddle EastCongressesArms controlMiddle EastCongressesMiddle EastMilitary policyCongressesWeapons of mass destructionNuclear nonproliferationArms control327.1/745/0956Russell James A(James Avery),1958-1598751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817414303321Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East3921158UNINA