LEADER 03767nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910817414303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-36361-8 010 $a9786611363611 010 $a1-4039-7724-0 024 7 $a10.1057/9781403977243 035 $a(CKB)1000000000342682 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000283187 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11251696 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283187 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10337522 035 $a(PQKB)10667076 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7724-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC308055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL308055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10150455 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL136361 035 $a(OCoLC)315825932 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342682 100 $a20050706d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aProliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East $edirections and policy options in the new century /$f[edited by] James A. Russell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cPalgrave Macmillan$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aInitiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies 300 $aEssays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004. 311 $a1-349-53190-1 311 $a1-4039-7025-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aThis vital book examines why states seek to gain Weapons of Mass Destruction, a crucial issue in developing strategies against proliferation. Leading experts examine specific countries and the interplay among political, economic, cultural and regional factors driving decisions whether to acquire WMD. 410 0$aInitiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies. 606 $aWeapons of mass destruction$zMiddle East$vCongresses 606 $aNuclear nonproliferation$zMiddle East$vCongresses 606 $aArms control$zMiddle East$vCongresses 607 $aMiddle East$xMilitary policy$vCongresses 615 0$aWeapons of mass destruction 615 0$aNuclear nonproliferation 615 0$aArms control 676 $a327.1/745/0956 701 $aRussell$b James A$g(James Avery),$f1958-$01598751 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817414303321 996 $aProliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East$93921158 997 $aUNINA