Arms Control and Weapons Proliferation in the Middle East and South Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Weapons Technology and Regional Stability....Pages 9-16 Arms Trade and the Proliferation of New Military Technologies....Pages 17-25 The Strategic Implications of Chemical Weapons Proliferation....Pages 27-44 Mayhem or Deterrence? Regional and Global Security from Non-Proliferation to Post-Proliferation....Pages 45-57 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Quality vs. Quantity: The Arab Perspective of the Arms Race in the Middle East....Pages 61-74 Security and Arms Control in the Middle East: An Israeli Perspective....Pages 75-91 Iran and the Lessons of the War with Iraq: Implications for Future Defense Policies....Pages 95-112 Arms Control and the Proliferation of High-Technology Weapons in the Middle East and South Asia: An Iraqi View....Pages 113-119 Arms Control and the Proliferation of High-Technology Weapons in South Asia and the Middle East: A View from India....Pages 123-134 Arms Control and the Proliferation of High-Technology Weapons in South Asia and the Middle East: A View from Pakistan....Pages 135-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Untangling the Priorities: Weapons, Vehicles, and the Objectives of Arms Control....Pages 145-163 Arms Control in the Middle East and South Asia: Goals, Methods, and Limitations....Pages 165-170 Stemming the Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles: An Assessment of Arms Control Options....Pages 171-186 Chemical and Biological Weapons and Regional Arms Control....Pages 187-196 Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction in South Asia: An American Perspective....Pages 197-219 Soviet Policy Toward Arms Transfers to the Middle East....Pages 221-237 Conclusion....Pages 239-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-248