TY - BOOK AU - Cordesman,Anthony H. TI - The military balance in the Middle East SN - 0275983994 (alk. paper) AV - UA 832 C6715.2004 U1 - 355/.033056 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Middle East KW - Defenses KW - Cercano Oriente KW - Defensas KW - Military policy KW - Política militar N1 - "Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C."; Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Figures --; Introduction --; ch. 1; Defining the middle east military balance --; ch. 2; The changing face of the middle east military balance --; ch. 3. "The; most militarized area in the world" : regional military expenditures, arms transfers, and manpower resources --; ch. 4; North Africa and the Maghreb --; ch. 5; The Arab-Israel states --; ch. 6; The Gulf military balance and force developments in the northern Gulf --; ch. 7; Force developments in the southern Gulf --; ch. 8; Gulf conventional military forces --; ch. 9; Terrorist and extremist movements --; ch. 10; Proliferation and weapons of mass destruction --; Notes --; Index ER -