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Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
Peace Agreements and Their Impact on Conventional War Fighting 3
A Shift toward Asymmetric Warfare and Wars of Attrition 5
The Problem of Proliferation 8
The Growing Importance of Internal Security Threats 8
Major Trends in Force Strength 11
The Importance of Force Quality vs. Force Quantity 11
Looking at a Snapshot of Total Forces 12
Comparative Manpower Quantity and Quality 18
Comparative Land Force Strength 23
Comparative Land Force Manpower 23
Varying Mixes of Armor and Antitank Weapons 26
Varying Mixes of Artillery and Antiaircraft Weapons 32
Comparative Air Strength: Quality over Quantity 37
Comparative Air Force Strength 37
Comparative Land-Based Air Defense Forces 46
Comparative Naval Strength: Peripheral Missions 47
Total Resources: Recapitalization, force Modernization, and Impact on Effectiveness 50
Comparative Trends in Military Expenditures 51
Comparative Trends in Arms Imports 53
The Military Forces of Israel 63
Asymmetric Wars of Attrition 65
The Threat from Proliferation 66
Shifting From a Conventional to an Asymmetric Edge 67
Israeli Approaches to Asymmetric Warfare 69
Rubber Bullets 70
House Demolitions 71
Urban Warfare 73
Targeted Assassinations 74
Dealing with Roadside Attacks and Retaliation 75
Attacks on Settlements and the IDF Response 76
Ground Raids by the IDF 76
Drives into the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 78
Use of Large-Scale Arrests 79
Attacking and Isolating the Palestinian Leadership 80
Use of Air Power 81
Israeli Use of Helicopters and Aircraft 82
Countering Palestinian Arms Smuggling and Manufacturing 84
Withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 85
Separation, Security Barriers, and the "Fence" 86
What the Barrier Seems to Mean 89
Barrier, Boundary, or Border? 91
Bad Fences Make Bad Neighbors? 92
Adapting while Retaining Conventional Military Strengths 93
Trends in Manpower and Total Force Strength: Active vs. Reserve Forces 96
The "Kela 2008 Plan" 99
Kushet (Rainbow) Plan 100
Israeli Land Forces 101
Land Force Transformation 105
Command and Control Changes 105
Main Battle Tanks 107
Other Armor 109
Antitank Weapons 110
Up-Armoring Lighter Vehicles and Support Forces 110
Artillery Forces 111
Asymmetric Warfare Capabilities 112
Other Aspects of Land Force Development 113
Israeli Air Forces 114
Modern Air Operations Are Joint Operations 118
Air Defense and Air-to-Air Combat Capability 119
Air Offense and Air-to-Ground Combat Capability 120
IAF Readiness and Training Standards 121
Current Superiority and Future Challenges 122
Israeli Land-Based Air Defenses 122
C[superscript 4]I/BM and Sensor Systems 124
Short-Range Air Defense Systems 124
Readiness and Effectiveness 125
Israeli Naval Forces 125
Surface Fleet Developments 125
Smaller Surface Ships 128
Submarine Forces 129
Amphibious Forces 130
Naval Aviation 130
The Navy's Role in Asymmetric Warfare 130
Naval Readiness and Mission Capability 131
Israel's Counterterrorism and Internal Security Forces 132
Israeli Capabilities 134
Israeli Terrorist Groups 135
Internal Security vs. Human Rights and Political Impacts 136
Israeli Weapons of Mass Destruction 140
Iran as a Wild Card 148
Possible Iranian Response 151
Shifts in Israeli Strategic Nuclear Forces 152
Shifts in Israeli Missile Defenses 153
Israel's Continuing Strategic Challenges 153
The Military Forces of Egypt 157
Force Size vs. Force Quality 158
Egyptian Land Forces 160
Force Structure and Major Deployments 162
Main Battle Tanks and Other Armor 162
Other Armored Forces 167
Antitank Weapons 167
Artillery 168
Air Defense Forces 168
Readiness and Modernization 169
Egyptian Air Forces 169
Combat Air Strength 170
Force "Enablers" and Transport Aircraft 170
Ongoing Force Improvements 173
Readiness and Mission Capabilities 174
Egyptian Land-Based Air Defenses 174
Egyptian Force Structure 175
Modernization and Upgrades 175
Short-Range Air Defenses 177
Readiness and Mission Capability 177
Egyptian Naval Forces 178
Submarine Forces 178
Major Surface Forces 182
Missiles and Other Patrol Craft 183
Mine Warfare Capability 183
Amphibious Forces 184
Coastal Defense Forces 184
Naval Aviation 184
Readiness and Mission Capability 184
Egyptian Paramilitary, Security, and Intelligence Forces 185
Key Egyptian Security, Intelligence, and Paramilitary Forces 185
Major Internal Security Threats 188
Internal Security vs. Human Rights and Political Impacts 192
Egyptian Weapons of Mass Destruction 195
Egypt's Continuing Strategic Challenges 199
The Sinai Contingency 200
The New Security Mission in the Gaza Strip 203
Egypt's Other Strategic Challenges 205
The Military Forces of Jordan 208
Trends in Jordanian Force Development 210
Jordanian Manpower 213
Jordanian Army 214
The Jordanian Army Command Structure 214
Jordanian Main Battle Tanks 218
Jordanian Other Armored Vehicles 219
Jordanian Antitank Weapons 219
Jordanian Artillery 219
Jordanian Antiaircraft 220
Jordanian Army Readiness and Effectiveness 220
Jordanian Air Force 221
Fixed-Wing Air Units 221
Rotary-Wing Air Units 223
Jordanian Land-Based Air Defenses 224
Jordanian Naval Forces 224
Jordanian Paramilitary, Security, and Intelligence Forces 225
Major Terrorist and Extremist Threats 227
Jordanian Counterterrorism 228
Security vs. Reform 230
Jordan's Continuing Strategic Challenges 232
Jordanian Support of Palestinian Forces in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Israel 232
Jordanian "Rescue" of Palestinians in the West Bank 233
Jordanian Cooperation with Syria 234
Jordan's Current Security Challenges 236
The Military Forces of Lebanon 238
The Syrian Factor 239
Lebanese Security after Syrian Withdrawal 240
The Trends in Lebanese Forces 241
The Lebanese Army 242
Major Combat Equipment 243
Training and Readiness 247
The Lebanese Air Force 248
Lebanese Naval Forces 249
Lebanese Paramilitary Forces and Hezbollah 250
Nonstate Forces: Hezbollah 254
Nonstate Forces: Asbat al-Ansar 263
The Role of the Lebanese Security Forces 264
Lebanon's Continuing Strategic Challenges 266
The Military Forces of Palestine 268
The Oslo Accords and the New Israeli-Palestinian War 271
The Death of Arafat and the Victory of Hamas: Redefining Palestinian Politics and the Arab-Israeli Military Balance 272
Hamas Comes to Power 273
The Changing Structure of Palestinian Authority Forces 274
Palestinian Authority Forces during the Peace Process 274
The Impact of the Israeli-Palestinian War 276
The Uncertain Size of Current Palestinian Authority Security Forces 278
Palestinian Security Forces and Internal Security in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 281
Palestinian Militant Organizations and Their Military Impact 287
The Differing Character of Palestinian Militant Groups 294
Hamas or Harakat Al-Muqawwama Al-Islamia (Islamic Resistance Movement) 295
Islamic Jihad 310
Fatah Tanzim ("Organization") 315
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades 316
Smaller Militant Groups 320
Palestinian Approaches to Asymmetric Warfare 322
Suicide Bombings 322
Mortars and Rockets 324
Political Warfare and Weapons of Mass Media 326
Palestinian Strategic Challenges 328
The Military Forces of Syria 330
Lebanon and Syria's Proxy War with Israel 331
Syria's Broader Regional Problems 332
The Trends in Syrian Forces 333
The Syrian Modernization and Recapitalization Crisis 334
The Russian Connection? 337
The Israeli Problem 338
Continuing to Go "Hollow" 339
Syrian Land Forces 339
Syrian Force Strengths and Deployments 340
Syrian Main Battle Tanks 341
Syrian Other Armored Vehicles 345
Syrian Antitank Weapons 345
Syrian Artillery 346
Syrian Army Air Defenses 346
Syrian Army Training and Readiness 347
Syrian Air and Air Defense Forces 347
Syrian Combat Air Strength 347
Syrian Rotary-Wing Combat Strength 350
Syrian Land-Based Air Defenses 350
Syrian Air Defense Weapons 350
Shorter-Range Syrian Air Defenses 351
Syrian Air Defense Training and Readiness 351
Syria's Need for Air Defense Modernization 351
Syrian Naval Forces 353
Syrian Surface Forces 353
Syrian Amphibious Capability 355
Syrian Naval Aviation 355
Syrian Coastal Defense Forces 355
Syrian Naval Readiness and Training 356
Syrian Paramilitary, Security, and Intelligence Forces 356
Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction 362
Syrian Progress in Weapons Development 368
Possible Syrian Strategy, Tactics, and Employment 370
Syria's Continuing Strategic Challenges 370
Real-World Syrian Options on the Golan 371
Israeli Options Against Syria 373
Syrian Risk Taking 377
Syria's Real-World Strategic Priorities 377
An Uncertain Future 381
Notes 385
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