Weapons Proliferation and War in the Greater Middle East: Strategic Contest

by Richard L. Russell

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 Tehran acquire a nuclear weapons inventory. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415365864
• ISBN13: 9780415365864
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"