1st Edition

Nasser and the Missile Age in the Middle East

By Owen L. Sirrs Copyright 2006
276 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Egyptian efforts to acquire long-range surface-to-surface missiles in the early 1960s carry important lessons for our time, when weapons of mass destruction and charges of politicizing intelligence are key issues. This new study traces the history of the early Egyptian ballistic missile program, which began with the successful recruitment of German scientists who had experience in... Read more

Introduction  1. Genesis  2. Prototypes and testing  3.Jerusalem responds  4. Bonn’s dilemmas  5. Washington Mediates  6. Enter the Scud  7. The Condor II and No Dong projects  8. Proliferation Lessons

Biography

Sirrs, Owen L.