Saudi Arabia Nuclear Future

Abstract

This project has two principal objectives: first, to generate insights into Saudi Arabia’s nuclear intentions and how these are being influenced by an Iran that appears, at the least, to be engaged in a strategy based on nuclear hedging; and second, to explore the measures that Western powers might adopt to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s commitment to nuclear restraint. The analysis will bring together insights drawn from existing literature on proliferation behaviour and Middle Eastern Studies, as well as background information gathered at the United Nations in New York, at the IAEA in Vienna and in Saudi Arabia itself. The project will also draw on the ideas and views expressed at an expert workshop organised around the theme of ‘Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Future: Prospects for Proliferation’.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2016
Source ID
N002441510036

Entities

People

  • Matthew Moran

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies