From Nickel Grass to Desert Storm: The Transformation of US Intervention Capabilities in the Middle East

Author： Gutfeld Arnon   Zumbrunnen Clinton R.  

Publisher： Routledge Ltd

ISSN： 0026-3206

Source： Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.49, Iss.4, 2013-07, pp. : 623-644

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Abstract

This article focuses on the description and analysis of Operation Nickel Grass – the American airlift to Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. The lessons learned from this venture had a decisive impact on subsequent American political and strategic planning policies globally and especially vis-à-vis the Middle East. Furthermore, and just as crucial, it totally transformed US–Saudi relations. The object lessons of this important Cold War big power confrontation and its long-range impact on US–Middle East relations are at the core of this study.

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