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Cordesman, Anthony H.

Perilous prospects : the peace process and the Arab-Israeli
military balance / Anthony H. Cordesman.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-8133-2939-6.--ISBN 0-8133-3074-2 (pbk.)

1. Israel--Defenses. 2. Arab countries--Defenses. 3. Israel-Arab
conflicts. 4. Israel. Treaties, etc. Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥīr al-
Filasṭīnīyah, 1993 Sept. 13. I. Title.

UA853.I8C67 1996

355′.03305694--dc20 96-7426

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