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Iran's short- and medium range ballistic missiles are instrumental to its military doctrine and deterrence strategy. Yet despite having long faced a direct threat from these missiles, the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council remain unable or unwilling to effectively coordinate and integrate their missile-defence capabilities. They have gained a measure of protection through bilateral procurement of technology and expertise from the United States. But a more strategically efficient approach would be to pool resources such as radars and other sensors, and to integrate their systems in ways that require difficult compromises between state sovereignty and security. Written by a team of IISS experts this report contributes to the ongoing policy debate on Middle Eastern collective security. It examines the development of Iran's missile capabilities over several decades, parallel efforts to counter the threat they pose by Gulf Arab states and the broader evolution of security structures in the region.

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSES--PERSIAN GULF REGION --- BALLISTIC MISSILES--IRAN