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1030395
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b784765
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Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East : : directions and policy options in the new century /\ James A. Russell.
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies
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1 online resource (xii, 242 pages)
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| ISBN
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1403977240
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: 9781403977243
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1403970254
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| Notes
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Essays originally presented at a conference held at the Naval Postgraduate School in June 2004.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction / James A Russell -- Part I: Theoretical Overview -- Proliferation, Asymmetric War, and the Contemporary Threat Environment / Stephen Blank -- Part II: Middle East Case Studies -- Continuity and Change in Israeli Strategic Thinking: Reflections in the Wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom / Avner Cohen -- Iran at the Strategic Crossroads / Ray Takeyh -- Syrian WMD Programs in Context / Murhaf Jouejati -- Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction / Ahmed Hashim -- A.Q. Khan, Proliferation Networks, and the Nuclear Slippery Slope / Christopher Clary -- Saudi Arabia in the 21st Century: A New Security Calculus? / James A. Russell -- Saudi Arabia: The Nuclear Conundrum / Glen Segell -- Tracking and Assessing Nuclear Issues in Open Sources: The Case of Libya / Wyn Bowen -- Part III: Policy Implications -- Iraq and Libya: Nonproliferation through Regime Change or Change in a Regime? / Robert Litwak -- Counterproliferation vs. Nonproliferation in the Middle East after Saddam: Lessons from Iraq and Libya / Michael Friend -- A Demand Side Strategy for Regional Security and Nonproliferation in the Persian Gulf / Michael Kraig, Riad Kahwaji -- Threat Reduction and the Middle East / Rose Gottemoeller.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Arms control-- Middle East.
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Nuclear nonproliferation-- Middle East.
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Weapons of mass destruction-- Middle East.
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Arms control.
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Asian history.
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History.
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Military policy.
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Nuclear weapons.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- Arms Control.
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Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000.
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Weapons of mass destruction.
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Middle East, Military policy.
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Middle East.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.1/745/0956
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| LC Classification
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U793.P76 2006eb
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U793.P76 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Russell, James A., (James Avery),1958-
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