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Titolo: |
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East : Directions and Policy Options in the New Century / / by J. Russell
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Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2006. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
Disciplina: | 327.1/745/0956 |
Soggetto topico: | Middle East - Politics and government |
International relations | |
Asia - History | |
Politics and war | |
History, Modern | |
Middle Eastern Politics | |
International Relations | |
Asian History | |
Military and Defence Studies | |
Modern History | |
Altri autori: |
RussellJames A <1958-> (James Avery)
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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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-36361-8 |
9786611363611 | |
1-4039-7724-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817414303321 |
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