Strategic Exposure Proliferation Around the Mediterranean

by Lesser, Ian O.; Tellis, Ashley J.

• ISBN13: 9780833023735
• ISBN10: 083302373X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Within a decade, every southern European capital may be within range of ballistic missiles based across the Mediterranean Sea. The authors explore the proliferation trends, provide a country-by-country assessment of weapons capabilities, and discuss the implications for European security and U.S. and NATO policy.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Summary	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Abreviations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Motives for Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction	p. 5
Strategic Consequences of Wmd Proliferation on Europe's Southern Periphery	p. 19
Conclusion	p. 31
Appendix: Mass Destruction Capabilities and Delivery Systems in North Africa and the Levant	p. 35
Sected Bibliography	p. 101
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