This text provides an up-to-date overview of nuclear weapons in the politically fragile Middle East, discussing the evolution and future of national programs, as well as the current challenge posed by Iran.• Each chapter chronologically identifies key milestones in the nuclear programs of the selected nations • Contains maps depicting areas of the Middle East• Provides a comprehensive discussion by country of the nuclear weapons programs that have evolved in the Middle East since the 1950s• Other key issues are addressed, specifically the evolution of the India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry and the current dangers posed by Pakistan's "Muslim bomb"