The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is a major concern and the Middle East is at the forefront of U.S.-led efforts to counter and control their spread. This vital book examines specific countries and the interplay among political, economic, cultural and regional factors driving decisions whether to acquire WMD. The result is enhanced understanding of the challenge proliferation poses to U.S. strategy and policy and to the wider international community.
Author(s): James A. Russell
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 256
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
Theoretical Overview......Page 22
2 Proliferation, Asymmetric War, and the Contemporary Threat Environment......Page 24
Middle East Case Studies......Page 44
3 Continuity and Change in Israeli Strategic Thinking: Reflections in the Wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom......Page 46
4 Iran at the Strategic Crossroads......Page 64
5 Syrian WMD Programs in Context......Page 76
6 Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction......Page 86
7 A.Q. Khan, Proliferation Networks, and the Nuclear Slippery Slope......Page 106
8 Saudi Arabia in the Twenty-First Century: A New Security Calculus?......Page 128
9 Saudi Arabia: The Nuclear Conundrum......Page 146
10 Tracking and Assessing Nuclear Issues in Open Sources: The Case of Libya......Page 158
Policy Implications......Page 178
11 Iraq and Libya: Nonproliferation through Regime Change or Change in a Regime?......Page 180
12 Counterproliferation versus Nonproliferation in the Middle East after Saddam: Lessons from Iraq and Libya......Page 196
13 A Demand-Side Strategy for Regional Security and Nonproliferation in the Persian Gulf......Page 216
14 Cooperative Threat Reduction at the Next Phase......Page 236
About the Contributors......Page 246
B......Page 248
G......Page 249
I......Page 250
M......Page 251
P......Page 252
S......Page 253
U......Page 254
Z......Page 255
