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Mediterranean Quarterly (2009) 20 (3): 77–94.
Published: 01 September 2009
...Randall Newnham The question of how to deal with so-called rogue states, especially those trying to obtain weapons of mass destruction (WMD), is currently of central importance to the world. Advocates of military action, who predominated immediately after 9/11, have lost credibility in recent years...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (4): 76–95.
Published: 01 December 2003
... of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and states’ defiance of nonproliferation efforts have been astonishing. Major regional contenders have advanced their nuclear and chemical weapons cache for balance-of-power and other geostrategic reasons, thereby causing a security dilemma. In some cases...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2004) 15 (2): 17–24.
Published: 01 June 2004
... in Iraq, the Bush admin- istration faces lingering questions of why it chose to go to war in the first place—questions that are not answered by Saddam’s capture. The weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that the administration originally used as a justification for war are thus far undiscovered...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2007) 18 (3): 31–38.
Published: 01 September 2007
... was a threat to the United States. Nearly all of the 34  Mediterranean Quarterly: Summer 2007 assessments made by Tenet turned out to be wrong. In his defense and in an attempt to obtain closure on the issue, he now states that he believed that there really were weapons of mass destruction (WMD...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2002) 13 (1): 86–108.
Published: 01 March 2002
... of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has become the preferred way to enhance the regional and international position of local countries. In the post–Cold War world, WMD capability is seen to be the most influential vehicle for achiev- ing international prestige, assertiveness, and attention. The search...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (4): 68–75.
Published: 01 December 2003
... emanating from Iraq. The vote was 296 for, 133 against, and three members not voting. The country and Congress were told in no uncertain terms that the Bagh- dad regime, led by a ruthless dictator, possessed weapons of mass destruc- tion (WMD)—no ifs, ands, or buts—and that it was capable...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (4): 3–15.
Published: 01 December 2003
..., and complicated is the situation today. The ashes of the World Trade Center, the pervasive threat of terrorism globally, the development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and the U.S. vulnera- bility to direct attack within its borders make the future uncertain and pol- icy decisions difficult because...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (3): 78–85.
Published: 01 September 2003
..., probably including the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Unfortunately, the evidence presented by administration officials in and outside the Security Council was not compelling enough to convince the unconvinced. Hans Blix, the chairman of the UN inspection team, complained in late April...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2008) 19 (1): 13–32.
Published: 01 March 2008
... and responsibility as the administration’s strategic thinker. His opponents in the administration offered their own strategic visions, embracing regime change in some circumstances, blocking the further spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and, eventually, encouraging democratization of the Middle...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (4): 116–138.
Published: 01 December 2003
... suggested a lowered priority for the Arab-Israeli issue in the Bush administration. The 11 September attacks raised the profile of terrorist groups and their sponsors, and the “axis of evil” speech called attention to the connections among terrorism, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), rogue states...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2009) 20 (1): 31–51.
Published: 01 March 2009
... In the wake of the horrible attacks of 9/11, the United States altered its national security strategy to deal with the possibility of an attack with weap- ons of mass destruction (WMD) from states like Iran or North Korea and even nonstate actors like al Qaeda. The new emphasis on preventive measures...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2002) 13 (3): 40–57.
Published: 01 September 2002
... Destruction The most obvious linkage among North Korea, Iran, and Iraq is each’s known desire for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the means to deliver such weapons, especially long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States. But how...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (4): 19–41.
Published: 01 December 2003
... from the Oval Office, the national security policy team, and Con- gress. They emphasize the dangers and vulnerabilities the United States faces from terrorist organizations, so-called rogue regimes allied with ter- rorists, and governments seeking to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2001) 12 (4): 13–26.
Published: 01 December 2001
... be prohibited, inspections would resume, prohibitions on weapons-of-mass-destruction (WMD) materials would continue, and an extensive list of banned dual-use materials would be developed. Everything else could be imported, but only if approved by the UN sanctions commit...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2002) 13 (4): 21–37.
Published: 01 December 2002
..., and regimes that threaten U.S. interests with the poten- tial use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). One year following the events of September 2001, there are clear signs that the cement of alliance solidarity is under stress on a wide variety...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2003) 14 (2): 1–14.
Published: 01 June 2003
... terrorism and related security challenges, such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery, have raised new challenges for NATO. The challenges are even greater because NATO must also contend with the expanding role of the European Union in the foreign...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2004) 15 (1): 105–118.
Published: 01 March 2004
... and obliterate the Al Shifa pharmaceutical plant (mistakenly viewed by the Clin- ton administration as a facility for manufacturing weapons of mass destruc- tion, or WMD) in Sudan. President Clinton justified the change in U.S. strat- egy this way: “We have convincing evidence these groups [al Qaeda and its...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2000) 11 (1): 24–48.
Published: 01 March 2000
... of the Kurds and Lebanon or a renewed Intifada. In the United States, the threat of a revived Iraqi weapons- of-mass-destruction (WMD) program or the development of an Iranian pro- gram has become one of the most vital of contemporary defense issues...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2002) 13 (2): 108–122.
Published: 01 June 2002
..., the end of the Cold War has encour- aged the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile technologies, which, along with competing U.S., Chinese, and Russian arms exports to countries like Taiwan, Iran, and India, has contributed to the intensification of regional conflicts...
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Mediterranean Quarterly (2004) 15 (2): 6–16.
Published: 01 June 2004
... of resolution of the issues that have clouded the region for years and 16 Mediterranean Quarterly: Spring 2004 years. As I previously mentioned, the first is the Arab-Israeli conflict. The second is the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which should be resolved through the establishment...