The International Missile Bazaar

by Potter, William C.; Jencks, Harlan W.

• ISBN13: 9780813387963
• ISBN10: 0813387965
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

The proliferation of nuclear weapons captures headlines and raises fear within the public, but the Byzantine world of the international missile trade is a much more established and widespread threat to peace and stability. In this informative book, the full extent and interconnections of missile technology networks are laid out for the first time as fourteen experts from six countries present analytical discussions about missile proliferation in the Third World. In detailed histories of eleven national missile programs, the authors identify individuals, organizations, and their international connections. Ironically, all of the missile programs are linked not only with each other but also with the programs of NATO and former Warsaw Pact states. Even the Israeli missile program is linked - through China, Western Europe, and the United States - with those of its enemies.
The chapters follow a common format. Each author examines missile technology transactions and capabilities, structures of trade (including legal provisions, if any), and the norms influencing each country's dealings in the international arena. The result is a clear, comprehensive, and sobering account of the complex network of missile proliferation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Notes	p. xii
About the Contributors	p. xiii
The Maturation of Ballistic Missile Proliferation	p. 1
Conclusion: Beyond Export Control	p. 16
Notes	p. 18
Egypt's Missile Development	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Notes	p. 41
Iran's Missile Development	p. 47
Introduction	p. 47
Notes	p. 66
Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Development: The Sword of Islam?	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
Conclusion	p. 89
Notes	p. 90
Brazilian Missile and Rocket Production and Export	p. 99
General Introduction	p. 99
Conclusion	p. 119
Notes	p. 120
The Two Koreas and the International Missile Trade	p. 129
Introduction	p. 129
Conclusion	p. 153
Notes	p. 154
China's Case: Ballistic Missile Proliferation	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 177
Notes	p. 178
Iraq's Case: The International Missile Trade and Proliferation	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
Conclusion	p. 196
Notes	p. 199
India: Emerging Missile Power	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 223
Notes	p. 225
Israel: Case Study for International Missile Trade and Nonproliferation	p. 235
Conclusions	p. 250
Notes	p. 251
El Condor Pasa: The Demise of Argentina's Ballistic Missile Program	p. 255
Introduction	p. 255
Notes	p. 270
Conclusion	p. 270
Alternative Approaches to Managing Missile Proliferation	p. 279
Conclusion	p. 292
Notes	p. 294
Conclusion	p. 297
Conclusion	p. 311
Notes	p. 312
Mtcr Member Countries (as of April 1993)	p. 315
Mtcr Meetings	p. 317
Glossary and List of Acronyms	p. 319
About the Book	p. 325
Index	p. 327
Other Publications of the Miis Program for Nonproliferation Studies	p. 341
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