Title Proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East / Gawdat Bahgat

Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) Contents Proliferation of nuclear weapons : theoretical perspectives -- Iran -- Iraq -- Saudi Arabia -- Israel -- Egypt -- Libya -- Conclusion : the future of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East -- Appendix: the Treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons Summary "Why do some countries seek to acquire nuclear weapons? How can they be convinced to give up these aspirations? These are the underlying questions in Gawdat Bahgat's intriguing new study of nuclear proliferation in six key Middle East countries: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, and Saudi Arabia." "Bahgat looks at the economic and political forces that shape this threat to world peace and at the prospects - "Largely unrealistic," he says - of establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in the region in the foreseeable future. While national security concerns are the main drive behind nuclear choices, other historical and military factors - including national pride, regime stability, and perceptions and attitudes of leadership - also contribute to weapons proliferation." "Though the situation in each country he examines is unique, there are similarities. Bahgat demonstrates that national security concerns must be addressed to reduce the incentives for proliferation - not only of nuclear weapons, but also of missiles and chemical and biological weapons."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Nuclear nonproliferation -- Middle East -- Case studies Nuclear arms control -- Middle East -- Case studies Weapons of mass destruction -- Middle East -- Case studies HISTORY -- Military -- Nuclear Warfare. Military policy Nuclear arms control Nuclear nonproliferation Weapons of mass destruction Kernwaffe Nonproliferation SUBJECT Middle East -- Military policy -- Case studies Subject Middle East Naher Osten Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book LC no. 2007027191 ISBN 9780813037790 0813037794 0813039118 9780813039114

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