Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Atoms for peace: nuclear infancy; 2 From Baghdad Pact to CENTO; 3 The national security Monarch; 4 Nuclear program muddles through; 5 Prestige, supremacy and deterrence; 6 Birth of AEOI; 7 India's peaceful nuclear explosion; 8 Conventional bribery; 9 Shah's foot-in-mouth moment; 10 Standoff with Washington; 11 Gravitation towards Europe; 12 London Club; 13 Proliferation red flags; 14 Indian factor; 15 Ford's quest for breakthrough; 16 Carter's nuclear allergy
17 The Persepolis Conference and its aftermath18 The devil in details; 19 Strategic hedging; 20 Israel factor; 21 Enterprise under fire: nuclear retrenchment; 22 Nuclear dormancy; 23 Designation as intransigent proliferator; 24 Conclusion; Appendix; Index
