Abstract
The SHADOW OF THE ISRAELI nuclear program has been hovering over the strategic scene of the Middle East for many years. In the course of this period it has attracted considerable Arab attention, and has been the focus of extensive media coverage as well as public debate in academic and elite circles. This public debate has focused on three main facets of the issue: i. The capabilities that Israelis developing in the nuclear domain, and the likely motivation that is guiding its activities in this realm; 2. The immediate, as well as long-term, ramifications of the Israeli nuclear program, especially its implications on and for the Middle East, the Arab world, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and specific Arab players, most notably Egypt and the Palestinians; 3. How the Arabs as a whole and individual Arab players should respond to this challenge. The origins of this public debate go back some thirty-five years, to the early I960s. More precisely, it was the middle of December 1960 that news of the Israeli construction, with French assistance, of a sizable heavy water nuclear research reactor near Dimona first broke out in the Western me-
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
