Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: Strategies and Scenarios

Abstract

Despite the efforts of the nuclear non-proliferation regimes and that of the United States, Israel, among other countries, has crossed the nuclear threshold and possesses nuclear bombs. The balance of power, in the Middle East, has shifted in favor of Israel. Furthermore, the presence of nuclear weapons has impacted on the military strategies in the region. On the other hand, Israel's destruction of Osiraq reactor has stalled an ambitious nuclear program in the Arab world. The Arab countries, however, possess weapons of counter value-- chemical and biological--and do not need to embark on nuclear weapons programs. The ultimate proposal is to have a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229950

Entities

People

  • Mohamed Al-rasby

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies