03816cam a22004095i 4500 27822 27793 14820954 EG-ScBUE 20201128024421.0 070424s2008 enka f b 001 0 eng d 9780714656069 (cloth : alk. paper) 0714656062 (cloth : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn123539679 DLC eng rda DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP BWKUK QMC SNN GUA GEBAY DLC EG-ScBUE aw----- mm----- 327.17450956 DOK 22 D̲okos, Thanos P., 1965- author. Countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : NATO and EU options in the Mediterranean and the Middle East / Thanos P. Dokos. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Contemporary security studies Includes bibliographical references and index. The emerging security environment in the Mediterranean and the Middle East -- Recent developments in arms control and non-proliferation -- Assessing the proliferation threat -- WMD terrorism -- WMD capabilities of selected countries in the Mediterranean and the Middle East -- WMD proliferation: threats and challenges to Western security and NATO's response -- Basic principles of U.S. Counterproliferation strategy -- The EU's response to WMD proliferation -- Conclusions. As counter-profileration is expected to become the central element in the new national security policy of the US, such actions will constitute a central element of every major international conflict in the first decades of the 21st century. One of the most important geostrategic phenomena of the past decade has been the extraordinary diffusion of war-making capabilities from the developed North to the developing South. In the eyes of some proliferant states, possessing nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons would not only add to their regional stature, but would also offer an asymmetrical counter to the West's massive superiority in conventional forces. In the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, a number of countries are assumed to possess varying levels of NBC-weapons capabilities. Reasons for concern include the fact that such weapons have been used in the past; the region's geographic proximity to Europe and the vital interests of the West (which is prepared, under certain circumstances, to use force to protect them); the multiplicity of conflicts and other security problems; and the general instability in the region (including the spread of religious extremism). This important and timely book assesses, in detail, the accuracy of predictions, and perceptions, about a possible military threat from the Southern Mediterranean (Muslim) world; and their impact on NATO's political and military posture. Thanos P. Dokos presents an assessment of the Alliance's options for dealing with the problem. This book represents an invaluable, topical resource for researchers and policy makers. -- Publisher's Description. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military policy. BUEsh European Union Military policy. BUEsh 2809 Arms control Middle East. BUEsh 37307 Weapons of mass destruction Middle East. BUEsh Arms control Mediterranean Region. BUEsh Weapons of mass destruction Mediterranean Region. BUEsh MASPPSS BUSBOL November2019 Reading book 34232 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007017239.html ddc BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-11-24 Purchase 1970.00 0 327.17450956 DOK 000048304 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2462.50 2019-11-24 BB