ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1994, Yair Evron opens the book with an account of the development of Israel's nuclear doctrine and the internal disagreements within the Israeli political and strategic elite over how nuclear policy should be conducted. There follows an analysis of the reactions from Arab states and of how, with the exception of Iraq, they have so far refrained from developing their own nuclear weapons.

chapter |46 pages

The Dynamics of the Conflict

Israel's Posture of Conventional Deterrence and the Limited Relevance of a Nuclear Capability

chapter |58 pages

Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East

The Consequences for Strategy and Policy 1