Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: NATO and EU Options in the Mediterranean and the Middle East [1 ed.]
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As counter-profileration is expected to become the central element in the new national security policy of the US, such a
Table of contents : Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 9 Introduction......Page 10 1 The emerging security environment in the Mediterranean and the Middle East......Page 15 2 Recent developments in arms control and non-proliferation......Page 28 3 Assessing the proliferation threat......Page 36 4 WMD terrorism......Page 68 5 WMD capabilities of selected countries in the Mediterranean and the Middle East......Page 82 6 WMD proliferation: Threats and challenges to Western security and NATO’s response......Page 99 7 Basic principles of US counterproliferation strategy......Page 120 8 The EU’s response to WMD proliferation......Page 130 Conclusions......Page 137 Glossary......Page 144 Notes......Page 146 Bibliography......Page 218 Index......Page 236