1st Edition

Weapons Proliferation and War in the Greater Middle East Strategic Contest

By Richard L. Russell Copyright 2005
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This important new book explores the strategic reasons behind the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as ballistic missile delivery systems in the Greater Middle East. It examines the uses and limitations of chemical weapons in regional combat, ballistic missile warfare and defenses, as well as Iran's drive for nuclear weapons and the likely regional reactions should... Read more

1. Power Politics: The Master Key for Strategic Wisdom  2. The Strategic Landscape: Regional Struggles for Power  3. Gulf Lessons: Chemical Weapons Deterrence and War Fighting  4. Swords and Shields: Ballistic Missiles and Defenses  5. Iran in Iraq’s Shadow: Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Bid  6. Fallout from Iran’s Nuclear Weapons  7. Desert Realists: Saudi Strategy and Nuclear Weapons  8. China’s Strategic Prongs: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan  9. Why Nuclear Weapons Will Not Prevent Major War  10. Instruments for Statecraft: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and Force  Selected Bibliography  Index

Biography

Richard Russell is a professor at the National Defense University's Near East-South Asia Center fior Strategic Studies in Washington, DC. He also teaches at the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He previously served as a political-military analyst at the CIA.