LEADER 04359nam 22008775 450 001 9910973292403321 005 20240801023326.0 010 $a9786611363611 010 $a9781281363619 010 $a1281363618 010 $a9781403977243 010 $a1403977240 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(Perlego)3497170 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000342682 100 $a20151230d2006 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East $eDirections and Policy Options in the New Century /$fby J. Russell 205 $a1st ed. 2006. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aInitiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies,$x2945-7149 300 $aEssays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004. 311 08$a9781349531905 311 08$a1349531901 311 08$a9781403970251 311 08$a1403970254 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,$x2945-7149 606 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aAsia$xHistory 606 $aPolitics and war 606 $aHistory, Modern 606 $aMiddle Eastern Politics 606 $aInternational Relations 606 $aAsian History 606 $aMilitary and Defence Studies 606 $aModern History 615 0$aMiddle East$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aAsia$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitics and war. 615 0$aHistory, Modern. 615 14$aMiddle Eastern Politics. 615 24$aInternational Relations. 615 24$aAsian History. 615 24$aMilitary and Defence Studies. 615 24$aModern History. 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 $a9910973292403321 996 $aProliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East$94329628 997 $aUNINA