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National Security: The Israeli Experience.
National Security: The Israeli Experience, by Yisrael Tal. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2000. 216 pages. $55.00, hardcover.
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, there has been a radical transformation in Israel's conception of its national-security concerns and interests. No longer the underdog David against the powerful Goliath, as portrayed by books on Israel during the mandatory period or the early years of statehood, Israel in the year 2000 is a nuclear power; and the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is a modern, high-tech fighting force renowned for its conventional ground, aerial, naval and non-conventional (weapons of mass destruction) prowess. Israel possesses the military capability to strike long-range targets deep into enemy territory and has been preparing itself to defend against incoming ballistic missiles with its joint U.S.-Israel Arrow (Chets) anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) program. Moreover, the research and development programs of Israel's military industry are ranked (relative to size) among the world's most sophisticated and advanced. Israel also ranks as one of the world's preeminent arms suppliers, with multi-billion-dollar military trade relations with countries as diverse as Chile, China, India, Russia and Turkey. In addition, Israel is a leading military trainer of countries in need of assistance with internal insurgencies -- for example, Colombia and Sri Lanka and even the militarily advanced China. In the Middle East, Israel's military prowess has been further enhanced by the transformati...See the full content of this document
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