Establishing A Weapons Of Mass Destruction Free Zone In The Middle East

Author : Seyed Hossein Mousavian,Emad Kiyaei
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000071955

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A Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Seyed Hossein Mousavian,Emad Kiyaei Pdf

The establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons, a concept more recently broadened to cover all weapons of mass destruction (WMD), has been before the international community for decades. In this book, two experts from the region explore why the matter remains unresolved, and outline a comprehensive yet achievable roadmap to a Middle East free of WMD. Weapons of mass destruction pose an existential threat to global peace and security. But nowhere is it more urgent to stem their spread than in the Middle East, a region fraught with mistrust and instability. Accounting for these geopolitical realities, including the ongoing talks to curb Iran’s nuclear program, the authors present a practical and innovative strategy to a Middle East free of weapons of mass destructions (WMD). They outline a phased approach toward disarmament in the region, prescribing confidence-building measures and verification tools to create trust among the region’s governments. Their vision also sees the realization of a WMD-free zone within a broader regional agenda for security and cooperation to advance socioeconomic and political progress. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations, politics and security studies in the Middle East.

Author : Harald Müller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134770441

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WMD Arms Control in the Middle East by Harald Müller Pdf

The Middle East is a hot spot of proliferation. It contains one state assumed to possess nuclear weapons, several states that tried and failed to develop a military nuclear capability, one state under suspicion of trying to do so, and it is the world region that witnessed the most frequent and severe employment of chemical weapons since the end of World War I. Notwithstanding, not a single arms control regime concerning weapons of mass destruction (WMD) covers the region as a whole. Instead we have seen several proliferation-related military operations which have rather contributed to destabilization than served non-proliferation. This volume, written under the auspices of the EU Consortium for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament determines the current state of diplomatic efforts to establish a WMD free zone in the Middle East. In doing so, it provides insights into central actors’ conflicting political positions, thereby explaining the stalemate of efforts to negotiate a WMD-free zone. Chapters written by renowned experts from academia and policy-oriented think tanks, as well as by next-generation Middle East and arms control experts, introduce the subject to the reader, give background information about arms control initiatives, provide technical expertise, and endeavour to make proposals for arms control measures in support of the creation of a Middle East WMD-free zone.

Author : Jan Prawitz,James F. Leonard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037837211

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A Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East by Jan Prawitz,James F. Leonard Pdf

An important book for all parties interested in the dynamic issue within the on-going general peace process that would eventually lead to the establishment of the zone.

Author : Seyed Hossein Mousavian,Emad Kiyaei
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138689300

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Establishing a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East by Seyed Hossein Mousavian,Emad Kiyaei Pdf

Author : Sami G. Hajjar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015042082787

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Security Implications of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East by Sami G. Hajjar Pdf

This monograph addresses the important question of the security implications for the nations of the region of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer the monograph as a contribution to the national security debate on this important issue. The author offers a unique perspective based on extensive interviews that he conducted in the region, and makes specific policy recommendations for U.S. military and civilian decisionmakers.

Author : United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210584975

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Effective and Verifiable Measures Which Would Facilitate the Establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East by United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Pdf

The establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone is not a new idea. Two such zones exist in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the South Pacific. This publication discusses a number of steps and measures that could ease the process leading to the establishment of such a zone in the Middle East - an area that can still be termed politically unsettled and militarily volatile. Most of the measures proposed could have a positive effect on the prospects of the region.

Author : Olu Adeniji
Publisher : United Nations Publications UNIDIR
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056684650

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The Treaty of Pelindaba on the African Nuclear-weapon-free-zone by Olu Adeniji Pdf

Includes the text of the treaty

Author : Luciano Maiani,Raymond Jeanloz,Micah Lowenthal,Wolfango Plastino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030429133

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International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation by Luciano Maiani,Raymond Jeanloz,Micah Lowenthal,Wolfango Plastino Pdf

This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and nonproliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the verification regime and fostering progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. Current challenges are discussed and attempts made to identify possible solutions and future improvements, considering scientific developments that have the potential to increase the effectiveness of implementation of international regimes, particularly in critical areas, technology foresight, and the ongoing evaluation of current capabilities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Congress
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210012157069

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Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barry R. Schneider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112050447801

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Middle East Security Issues by Barry R. Schneider Pdf

The ten authors of the essays in this study examine issues that the US must address if its national security policy in the Middle East is to be well informed. In "NBC and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East," Lawrence Scheinman summarizes the nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons capabilities and missile systems of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, and Syria. Scheinman argues that that stability in the region is best served by universal adherence to treaties to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Anthony R. Cordesman, in his essay "Recent Developments in the Persian Gulf," looks at both the conventional and WMD military balance between the states in the region. He assesses the volume of arms transfers to each state in the region and their impact on balance of power in the region. In "Arab Perspectives on Middle Eastern Security," Ibrahim A. Karawan, concludes that the lack of success in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East is not surprising. Karawan asserts that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons among Arab and Middle East states is a natural deterrence response. Avner Cohen, in "Regional Security and Arms Control in the Middle East: The Nuclear Dimension," explains the diametrically opposite approaches taken by the two sides in the arms control and regional security negotiations. Cohen asserts that the future of nuclear arms control in the region will depend on progress toward the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the evolution of politics and society in states outside the region. In "The Egyptian-Israeli confrontation over the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty," W. Andrew Terrill compares and contrasts the Egyptian and Israeli views of how best to achieve a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.

Author : Bernd W. Kubbig,Sven-Eric Fikenscher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136491177

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Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East by Bernd W. Kubbig,Sven-Eric Fikenscher Pdf

This edited volume provides a systematic analysis of the missile threat and proliferation issue in the Middle East region. The question of how to increase the level of security in the Middle East is not a new one, given the conflict-ridden nature of the region. The solution attempted for this predicament has typically revolved around intense arms build-ups, a strategy which can prove self-defeating due to the subsequent countermeasures employed by neighbouring states. Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East focuses on the strategic proliferation of arms, with a specific emphasis on missiles. This unique emphasis enables the contributors to provide a dynamic new perspective on conceptual and political disarmament efforts, thereby distinguishing this volume from many other related works on the region, which deal mainly with weapons of mass destruction. The book also explores the possibility of a reduction in weapon arsenals, examining a more promising cooperative security concept which includes confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs). This book will be of much interest to students of arms control, Middle Eastern politics, Gulf Security, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR.

Author : Barry R. Schneider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1410218902

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Middle East Security Issues by Barry R. Schneider Pdf

The ten authors of the essays in this study examine issues that the US must address if its national security policy in the Middle East is to be well informed. In "NBC and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East," Lawrence Scheinman summarizes the nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons capabilities and missile systems of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, and Syria. Scheinman argues that that stability in the region is best served by universal adherence to treaties to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Anthony R. Cordesman, in his essay "Recent Developments in the Persian Gulf," looks at both the conventional and WMD military balance between the states in the region. He assesses the volume of arms transfers to each state in the region and their impact on balance of power in the region. In "Arab Perspectives on Middle Eastern Security," Ibrahim A. Karawan, concludes that the lack of success in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East is not surprising. Karawan asserts that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons among Arab and Middle East states is a natural deterrence response. Avner Cohen, in "Regional Security and Arms Control in the Middle East: The Nuclear Dimension," explains the diametrically opposite approaches taken by the two sides in the arms control and regional security negotiations. Cohen asserts that the future of nuclear arms control in the region will depend on progress toward the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the evolution of politics and society in states outside the region. In "The Egyptian-Israeli confrontation over the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty," W. Andrew Terrill compares and contrasts the Egyptian and Israeli views of how best to achieve a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.

Author : Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (Stockholm, Sweden),Hans Blix
Publisher : Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCLA:L0108170713

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Weapons of Terror by Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (Stockholm, Sweden),Hans Blix Pdf

Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are designed to cause destruction on a vastly greater scale than any conventional weapons, with the potential to kill thousands in a single attack and with effects that may persist in the environment and in our bodies indefinitely. This report by the independent Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, chaired by Dr Hans Blix, sets out 60 recommendations on how the world community, national governments and civil society should address this global challenge under the following headings: preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons; preventing nuclear terrorism; reducing the threat and numbers of existing nuclear weapons; moving from regulating nuclear weapons to outlawing them; biological and toxin weapons; chemical weapons; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) delivery means, missile defences and weapons in space; export controls, international assistance and non-governmental actors; compliance, verification, enforcement and the role of the United Nations.

Author : R. Shuey
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110271041

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Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East by R. Shuey Pdf

The numerous wars and constant tensions among the states of the Middle East have made the region fertile ground for the development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Some Middle Eastern countries are trying to acquire WMD to compensate for conventional weapons imbalances or to match WMD programs undertaken by neighbouring states. This book examines the different countries of the Middle East and their nuclear, biological and chemical weapons capabilities.

Author : Gro Nystuen,Stuart Casey-Maslen,Annie Golden Bersagel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139992749

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Nuclear Weapons under International Law by Gro Nystuen,Stuart Casey-Maslen,Annie Golden Bersagel Pdf

Nuclear Weapons under International Law is a comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes. It critically reviews international law governing nuclear weapons with regard to the inter-state use of force, international humanitarian law, human rights law, disarmament law, and environmental law, and discusses where relevant the International Court of Justice's 1996 Advisory Opinion. Unique in its approach, it draws upon contributions from expert legal scholars and international law practitioners who have worked with conventional and non-conventional arms control and disarmament issues. As a result, this book embraces academic consideration of legal questions within the context of broader political debates about the status of nuclear weapons under international law.