Anthony H. Cordesman

Iraq and the War of Sanctions

Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Produktbeschreibung

Since the Gulf War, Iraq has attempted to win through confrontation, diplomacy, and bluster what it could not achieve on the battlefield. Defense analyst Anthony Cordesman suggests that this war of sanctions may be a struggle that Iraq has begun to win. Saddam Hussein's regime remains aggressive and ambitious, and its military capabilities cannot be judged solely by the current state of Iraq's armed forces. Most dangerous of all is Iraq's continuing effort to build an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. Cordesman analyzes Iraqi strategic intentions and diplomatic opportunities, and assesses the options available to the international community to counter the Iraqi threat. Iraq has effectively used diplomatic means to divide the United Nations and exploit Arab sympathies, while using its oil wealth as an incentive to win support for an easing of sanctions. The military potential of Iraq, and especially its development of weapons of mass destruction, must be considered as much for its intimidation value as for any actual utility in a possible war. A realistic assessment of Iraq's future capabilities, says Cordesman, must take into account these political and strategic factors as purely military considerations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 712
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1223g
• ISBN-13: 9780275965280
• ISBN-10: 0275965287
• Artikelnr.: 22093844

Autorenporträt

Anthony H. Cordesman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Iraq's Strategic Culture The High Command of the Iraqi Armed
Forces Trends in Iraq's Force Strength, Military Expenditures, Arms
Imports, and Military Industries The Threat from Iraq's Land Forces The
Threat from Iraqi Air and Air Defense Forces The Threat from Iraqi Naval
Forces Unconventional Warfare and Terrorism Conventional Forces and the
Outcome of the War Sanctions Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction and the War
of Sanctions The Scale of Iraq's Programs and Competing Iranian and Israeli
Efforts Iraq's Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq's
Artillery Delivery Systems Iraq's Air Delivery Systems Iraq's Missile
Capabilities Iraqi Terrorism, Unconventional Warfare, and Weapons of Mass
Destruction Iraq's Past and Future Chemical Weapons Capabilities Iraq's
Past and Future Biological Weapons Capabilities Iraq's Past and Future
Nuclear Capaibility The Policy Implications of Iraq's Weapons of Mass
Destruction Iraq's Military Future Sources and Methods