Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: The Politics and Economics of Proposals for Nuclear Desalting
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Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: Politics and Economics of Nuclear DesaltingNuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: Nuclear Desalting ProposalsMiddle East Nuclear Proliferation and DesaltingPolitics and Economics of Nuclear Desalting in the Middle EastNuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: The Political and Economic Aspects of Nuclear Desalination
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nuclear proliferationMiddle Eastnuclear desaltingdesalinationnonproliferationAlbert WohlstetterOasis PlanUS foreign policy
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University of Chicago
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1/1/1972
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Paul Wolfowitz
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Paul Wolfowitz's 1972 PhD dissertation, submitted to the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago and supervised by Albert Wohlstetter, titled 'Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: The Politics and Economics of Proposals for Nuclear Desalting'. It critiques the political and economic implications of proposals for nuclear-powered desalination plants in the Middle East, emphasizing risks of nuclear proliferation to Arab states.
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Wolfowitz authored this PhD dissertation in political science (1972) under Albert Wohlstetter, analyzing nuclear proliferation risks in the Middle East tied to desalting proposals; it presaged his lifelong focus on regional threats and preemption doctrines.
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Appointed Dissertation Committee Chair
Albert Wohlstetter became Dissertation Committee Chair for the organization
1/1/1972
Submitted PhD dissertation
Submitted PhD dissertation titled 'Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East: The Politics and Economics of Proposals for Nuclear Desalting' to the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago
1/1/1972