| Beyond Sand and Oil: The Nuclear Middle East Contributor(s): Caravelli, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313387052 ISBN-13: 9780313387050 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $60.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 2010039769 |
| Series: Praeger Security International |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.19 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shortly after World War II, the Middle East became a locus for nations seeking to acquire nuclear missiles and the means to deliver them to their enemies. Israel was the first; Libya and Iraq followed suit. Pakistan now possesses a substantial number of nuclear weapons, to which longtime rival India will no doubt respond. The implications of the political and security dynamics of the Middle East for the United States and other nations are truly profound and sobering. Beyond Sand and Oil provides a nation-by-nation overview of the evolution of nuclear weapons programs in what is likely the world's most politically unstable region. A detailed assessment of Iran's prospects for becoming a nuclear weapons state--and how Israel, the Arab world, and the international community will respond to that outcome--is also included. |