04359nam 22008775 450 991097329240332120240801023326.09786611363611978128136361912813636189781403977243140397724010.1057/9781403977243(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(Perlego)3497170(EXLCZ)99100000000034268220151230d2006 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrProliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East Directions and Policy Options in the New Century /by J. Russell1st ed. 2006.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2006.1 online resource (256 p.)Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies,2945-7149Essays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004.9781349531905 1349531901 9781403970251 1403970254 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,2945-7149Middle EastPolitics and governmentInternational relationsAsiaHistoryPolitics and warHistory, ModernMiddle Eastern PoliticsInternational RelationsAsian HistoryMilitary and Defence StudiesModern HistoryMiddle EastPolitics and government.International relations.AsiaHistory.Politics and war.History, Modern.Middle Eastern Politics.International Relations.Asian History.Military and Defence Studies.Modern History.327.1/745/0956Russell James A(James Avery),1958-1598751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973292403321Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East4329628UNINA