Overview

"The political dimensions of the Arab-Israeli relationship have changed. Israel and its Arab neighbours have made progress toward resolving long-standing conflicts. In ""Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in the Middle East"", Shai Feldman considers whether these political breakthroughs have set the stage for agreements on controlling nuclear weapons in the region. He presents a detailed overview of the situation and lays out an agenda for future efforts to reduce the risk of nuclear war in the Middle East. Feldman, whose background in strategic studies include nearly two decades of research at Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies, provides a comprehensive analysis of the nuclear programmes of Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya and Syria. He presents a picture of how Israel and the Arab states view nuclear weapons - their utility, and the threats they pose to regional security - and explores the different approaches that Israel and the Arab states have adopted toward nuclear arms control. Feldman concludes by suggesting interim measures that might help bridge the gap between these different perspectives."

Full Product Details

Author:   Shai Feldman
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780262561082

ISBN 10:   0262561085
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   07 January 1997
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Nuclear arms control in the Middle East - why now? nuclear programs; nuclear weapons in Israel's security policy; Arab approaches to nuclear weapons; the global agenda for nuclear arms control; U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policies in the Middle East; nuclear arms control - Arab policies; nuclear arms control - Israel's policies; is linkage to conventional arms control feasible? interim measures. Appendices: Israel's draft resolution proposing the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East, presented to the UN General Assembly, October 31, 1980; excerpts from the address of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to the UN General Assembly, June 7, 1988; Excerpts from the address of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismat Abdel Meguid to the UN General Assembly, June 13, 1988; the 'Mubarak initiative' (letter from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt to the UN Secretary-General, April 16, 1990); excerpts from General Assembly resolution 45/52, 'establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East' December 4, 1990; excerpts from address by Itzhak Shamir, Prime Minister of Israel, to the American Enterprise Institute, December 12, 1990; excerperts from a release from the White House Office of the Press Secretary, Kennebunkport, Maine: 'fact sheet on Middle East arms control initiative,' Wednesday, May 29, 1991; excerpts from Israel's reply to the UN study on the 'establishment of a nuclear-weapons;free zone in the region of the Middle East', October 22, 1991; President George Bush's nonproliferation initiative, July 13, 1992; excerpts from the address by the Foreign Minister of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres, at the Signing ceremony of the chemical weapons convention, Paris January 13, 1993; excerpts from 'U.S. nonproliferation and export control policy', a White House fact sheet issued on the occasion of President Clinton's address to the UN General Assembly, September 27, 1993; draft 'statement on arms control and regional security', ACRS, Tunis, December 1994; resolution of the Middle East conference of the state parties to the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, New York, May 11, 1995.

Reviews

An important contribution to the debate about Middle East arms control. Shai Feldman demonstrates his mastery of the subject, including some extremely important and interesting material on Arab conceptions and attitudes. A welcome counterpoint to much of the Western literature on the nuclear dimension of the Middle East arms control. --Geoffrey Kemp, Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom

Author Information

Shai Feldman is Head of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University.

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