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Lessons Learned: Arab-Israeli War (1973) and Gulf War (1991)

W. Andrew Terrill | Strategic Studies Institute | 2009-09-16

This study analyzes two conflicts in which the looming threat of large-scale retaliation such as nuclear or biological warfare played a role in controlling military escalation.

Posted with the permission of Strategic Studies Institute.

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