Military Industry and Regional Defense Policy: India, Iraq and Israel

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of abbreviations and acronyms 1 Introduction Military industry in the developing world The developing world: some structural considerations Regional powers LDC arms procurement LDCs and the international arms trade The study of LDC arms industries: analytical frameworks Structuralist/dependency approach Economic/development approach Dominance/world system approach Systemic/historical approach Existing frameworks: the missing variable Methods of analysis 2 India Background Indian security perception Military-industrial policy Structure of the Indian defense industry Nehru and the age of idealism: 1947–62 Selected indigenous arms programs, 1948–62 The age of realism: 1963–74 Selected indigenous arms programs: 1962–74 Hegemony unfulfilled: 1974–98 Selected indigenous arms programs: 1974–98 1998–2005: New threats and opportunities Conclusion 3 Israel Background Israeli security perceptions The structure of the Israeli defense industry The pre-state period: 1920–48 Development of military industrial infrastructure: 1948–67 Selected indigenous arms programs: 1948–67 The boom years: 1968–73 Selected indigenous arms programs: 1967–73 Overextension and decline: 1973–95 Selected indigenous arms programs: 1973–95 Managing security in an uncertain world: 1995–2005 Israeli military-industrial requirements The future: niche production or military-industrial and strategic dysfunction? 4 Iraq Background Iraq’s security perception Iraq’s military-industrial base Embargo, diversification, and war: 1974–84 Selected indigenous arms programs, 1974–84 Pragmatism and victory: 1984–90 Selected indigenous arms programs, 1984–90 The 1990s: what might the industry have looked like? The enduring puzzle: Iraq’s strategic weapons Ballistic missiles Chemical weapons Biological weapons Nuclear weapons What we don’t know – continuing gaps Conclusion 5 Regional powers, security, and arms production: conclusions Case studies: patterns and trends India Israel Iraq Lessons learned: security and military industry A security-based model of LDC arms production Category one: sustenance requirements Category two: quality maintenance Category three: ability to produce systems not available from other suppliers Category four: production of regional-specific weaponry and niche production Regional powers and military industry in the evolving international system Notes Select bibliography Index