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020			_a9780714656069 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a0714656062 (cloth : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn123539679
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100	1		_aD̲okos, Thanos P., _d1965- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCountering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction : _bNATO and EU options in the Mediterranean and the Middle East / _cThanos P. Dokos.
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge / Taylor & Francis Group, _c2008.
300			_a230 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aContemporary security studies
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aAs 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.
610	2	7	_aNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization _xMilitary policy. _2BUEsh
610	2	7	_aEuropean Union _xMilitary policy. _2BUEsh _92809
650		7	_aArms control _zMiddle East. _2BUEsh _937307
650		7	_aWeapons of mass destruction _zMiddle East. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aArms control _zMediterranean Region. _2BUEsh
650		7	_aWeapons of mass destruction _zMediterranean Region. _2BUEsh
653			_bMASPPSS _bBUSBOL _cNovember2019
655			_vReading book _934232
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0716/2007017239.html
942			_2ddc _cBB