- PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs
- Vol: 16 Issue: 2
- Is the Nuclear Cascade Story in the Middle East Real?
Is the Nuclear Cascade Story in the Middle East Real?
Authors : Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney
Pages : 43-59
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Publication Date : 2011-10-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :In the highly intricate conditions of current global security, the determination and assessment of where the international community is standing at the end of the NPT Review Conference related to the Middle East’s nuclear realities gains importance. For this reason, this paper aims to focus on two important questions. The first is related to the highly debated issue of whether there is any chance of a nuclear cascade becoming a reality in the Middle East assuming that the Iranian nuclear crisis is not been solved and remains in stalemate. The second question tries asks whether some members of the P-5’s new counter-proliferation attempts that are introduced to the Middle East region have any chance of working at allKeywords : Ballistic Missile, Extended Deterrence, Nuclear Proliferation, Security Guarantee, NPT, CTBT, FMCT, START, IAEA.