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May 3, 2004 Panel shares analyses about Israeli security needsA panel led by a Purdue University scholar has announced its recommendations for Israel's strategic future and how it should handle the threat of nuclear terrorism, war and weapons of mass destruction. The Ariel Center for Strategic Studies in Israel has published the Project Daniel paper on its NATIV Web site, and the panel plans to explain its findings in a yet-to-be scheduled Jerusalem news conference this month. Included in its findings is an analysis of a doctrine for preemption or anticipatory self-defense, as well as issues of Israeli nuclear deterrence and war-fighting. "The panel examined the changing strategic environment for Israel in the Middle East, focusing on the threat of being attacked with weapons of mass destruction," says Louis Rene Beres, a Purdue professor of political science and international law who chaired Project Daniel. "Many of the issues in the report are tied to United States foreign policy. "The security of the state of Israel is critical to the security of the United States. Faced with hostile enemy states and with terrorist groups that now seek nuclear and biological weapons of mass destruction, Israel now needs a refined strategic plan for survival. Such a plan would benefit us all." In addition to Beres, who is a recognized scholar on international law, the panel was composed of former Israeli senior Air Force generals, senior figures in Israel's Nuclear Authority, and an expert on U.S. Congress and American defense policy. Their report, shared confidentially with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a year ago, was two years in the making. The individual members of Project Daniel are all well-known to Israel's prime minister and minister of defense, and all are well-acquainted with guidance for counterterrorism and operational strategic planning in the Middle East, Beres says. The report, "Israel's Strategic Future," is available online. CONTACT: Beres, (765) 494-4189, beres@polsci.purdue.edu Writer: Amy Patterson-Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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