ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN is Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a military analyst for ABC News. A frequent commentator on National Public Radio, he is the author of numerous books on security issues and has served in a number of senior positions in the US government.

• Introduction Iraq's Strategic Culture The High Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces Trends in Iraq's Force Strength, Military Expenditures, Arms Imports, and Military Industries The Threat from Iraq's Land Forces The Threat from Iraqi Air and Air Defense Forces The Threat from Iraqi Naval Forces Unconventional Warfare and Terrorism Conventional Forces and the Outcome of the War Sanctions Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction and the War of Sanctions The Scale of Iraq's Programs and Competing Iranian and Israeli Efforts Iraq's Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq's Artillery Delivery Systems Iraq's Air Delivery Systems Iraq's Missile Capabilities Iraqi Terrorism, Unconventional Warfare, and Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq's Past and Future Chemical Weapons Capabilities Iraq's Past and Future Biological Weapons Capabilities Iraq's Past and Future Nuclear Capaibility The Policy Implications of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq's Military Future Sources and Methods