[19980605]98-525_南亚危机：对中东的影响.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-525 FJune 5, 1998South Asia Crisis: Effects on the Middle East-name-r edacted-Specialist in Middle Eastern AffairsForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryThe May 1998 nuclear tests byIndia and Pakistan have raised concerns that thesecountries, particularly Pakistan, might transfer nuclear or other weapons of massdestruction technology to Iran or other Middle Eastern states. Iran has developedmilitary ties to both India and Pakistan, and has tried to acquire advanced technologyfromPakistan,butpoliticalandotherdifferenceshavelimitedtheserelationships. Thereis little evidence that other Middle Eastern countries have tried to acquire weapons ofmass destruction technology from India or Pakistan. This paper will not be updated.IntroductionManyobserversfearthattheMay1998nucleartestsbyIndiaandPakistanarelikelyto cause a broader arms race in the neighboring MiddleEast. Thereis particular concernthat Iran or Arab states in the Middle East will cultivate Pakistan, the first Islamic stateto detonateanucleardevice,asanuclearsuppliertohelpthem counterIsraels purporte