BOOKS AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE BOOKS https://books.google.com/ 1. The Gulf Missile Crisis - https://www.google.ro/books/edition/The_Gulf_Missile_Crisis/e_jBEQAAQBAJ?hl=ro&gbpv=1&dq=The+Gulf+Missile+Crisis&printsec=frontcover The paper, published in 2018, foresaw certain aspects of the current Gulf conflict. Presentation : The theme of the book is the Al-Hussein ballistic missiles launching operations (Iraqi derivative of the soviet Scud missiles) during the First Gulf War (1991), their consequences and the International Coalition effort to prevent and to combat them. The book focuses on the following aspects development: - Al-Hussein ballistic missiles launching operations were ways the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, used to respond against International Coalition Forces, led by USA, that were established to liberate ...
THE MYTH OF ISRAELI INVINCIBILITY. PART X 2013-2025 – Intervention in Syria In the 2010s, Israel maintained its dominance in the Middle East through the same assets: US support, intelligence services, air power, and technological superiority. The 'blitzkrieg' was no longer relevant. Regarding the security of its territory and population, however, certain problems still existed. Neighboring states no longer posed any threat, but the danger represented by Hezbollah , backed by Syria and Iran, remained. The major problem was that the Israeli armed forces had failed to diminish the group's capability to launch attacks. On the contrary, the group's capabilities were growing, and nothing seemed to prevent this. Additionally, another danger came from the Gaza Strip. Following the complete withdrawal of the armed forces and the evacuation of Israeli settlements there in 2005, the Hamas group took full control of this area in 2007 [1] . Shortly af...