Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East

Directions and Policy Options in the New Century

J. Russell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

242 Seiten

2006 | 2006 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-4039-7025-1 (ISBN)

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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.

JAMES A. RUSSELL is Senior Lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, USA. He has published articles in Middle East Review of International Affairs, Joint Forces Quarterly, the Nonproliferation Review, Naval War College Review and Emirates Center for Strategic Studies.

SECTION I: REGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Theoretical, Historical, and Policy Baseline; J.A.Russell Proliferation, Asymmetric War and the Contemporary Threat Environment; S.Blank SECTION II: REGIONAL PROLIFERATION PROBLEMS Israeli Threat Perceptions Following Operation Iraqi Freedom; A.Cohen A Nuclear Iran: Has the Train Left the Station?; R.Takeyh Syrian Threat Perceptions and Strategic Objectives; M.Jouejati Syria's WMD Programs: Priorities and Options; A.Hashim A.Q. Khan and the Emerging Supplier Network; C.Clary Saudi Arabia's Strategic Conundrum; J.A.Russell Nuclear Weapons: A New Saudi Security Calculus?; G.Segell Iraq and Libya: Nonproliferation through Regime Change or Change in a Regime?; R.Litwak Tracking Nuclear Issues in Open Sources:The Case of Libya, Pre- and Post-December 2003; W.Bowen SECTION III: REGIONAL POLICY SOLUTIONS Counter Proliferation vs. Nonproliferation in the Middle East after Saddam; M.Friend Demand Side Policy Options; M.Kraig Threat Reduction and the Middle East; R.Gottemoeller Conclusion; J.A.Russell

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.2006
Reihe/Serie	Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
Zusatzinfo	XII, 242 p.
Verlagsort	Gordonsville
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
ISBN-10	1-4039-7025-4 / 1403970254
ISBN-13	978-1-4039-7025-1 / 9781403970251
Zustand	Neuware