Dick Frame was way in over his head when he accepted an offer to join the ranks of the British Secret Service. After being held hostage and tortured in the Middle East when his first operation went sour, he decided to leave, but soon found that it was not that easy to quit.
This latest work by Cordesman and Al-Rodhan covers all facets of Iran's weapons of mass destruction. The authors analyze Iran's motivation for acquiring WMD capabilities; the history of its WMD program; its chemical, biological, and nuclear capabilities; and its delivery options, including its missile program, air force, and Revolutionary Guards. They also examine the full spectrum of diplomatic and economic sanctions available to make Iran comply with the United Nations Security Council, as well as military options and the different ways Iran might respond. In addition, the authors explore the geostrategic implications of these options on regional stability, energy security, and the struggle against terrorism. Up to date through May 2006, this is the most current and comprehensive reference available on Iran's weapons of mass destruction.
The book presents a thorough examination of ten significant challenges to U.S. national security, highlighting existing failures and inefficiencies. Anthony Cordesman not only analyzes these issues but also offers constructive solutions for future improvements, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of national security strategies.
The Threat in the Northern Gulf
Details the establishment of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). Examines future prospects of this force by analyzing its strengths and weaknesses, and views these within a broader context of the civil, military, and economic conflict that affects both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In this new analysis and assessment, Anthony Cordesman draws on a clearer picture of Iran's developing military capabilities in 2005.
"This comprehensive analysis examines the current force structures of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia - their armies, navies, air forces, and paramilitary and security forces. The authors show that many of these forces have grown beyond their nations' abilities to fund the equipment, manpower, training, logistics, infrastructure and sustainability needed to make them effective. Finally, the authors assess the future patterns and trends in military development in the region."--BOOK JACKET.
Force Development and Strategic Capabilities
Focusing on the Gulf region, this volume explores the evolving economic and internal security challenges confronting countries like Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. It delves into their unique military and security requirements while addressing the complex relationships and tensions with Iran, Iraq, and neighboring Gulf states. The analysis provides insights into the geopolitical landscape and the strategic responses of these nations to external and internal threats.
The creation of effective Iraqi security forces is vital to the success of U.S. and Coalition efforts in Iraq. Without a minimum level of security, Iraq will never achieve effective governance, the rule of law, economic reconstruction, or political reconciliation. Even with a surge of U.S. troops, neither Baghdad nor the rest of Iraq can be secured without significant support from Iraqi security forces, including the military and police. The effort to create Iraqi military, security, and police forces has been more successful than Iraqi political and economic efforts, but it has not achieved the level of success the United States initially anticipated. The impressive numerical growth of the Iraqi security forces (ISF) masks serious problems in the way the United States and its allies have approached force development. The demands of rapidly creating a large force in the midst of an insurgency and sectarian conflict have been complicated by the lack of preexisting U.S. plans for ISF development, limited resources, and the grindingly slow U.S. responses to the changing security situation. The task has been further complicated by corrupt and/or incompetent Iraqi governance and by sectarian and ethnic politics and feuding. All of these problems have affected the loyalty, discipline, training, desertion rates, and combat effectiveness of the Iraqi Army and police forces.