Saudi Arabia : national security in a troubled region / Anthony H. Cordesman.

"Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C."

"Praeger Security International an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC"

Includes bibliographical references.

Saudi Arabia's changing strategic dynamics -- The impact of the changing military balance in the Gulf -- The Saudi national security apparatus -- Saudi military spending and arms imports -- Saudi military manpower -- The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLFs) -- The Saudi National Guard -- The Saudi Navy -- The Saudi Air Force -- Saudi land-based air defenses -- Iran's uncertain threat, Saudi missile forces, and the possibility of Saudi weapons of mass destruction -- Saudi Arabia's internal security forces -- The Saudi institutional approach to counterterrorism -- The religious, political, economic, and educational aspects of Saudi national security : "soft" counterterrorism -- Putting Saudi national security in perspective.