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Title Iran's nuclear future : critical U.S. policy choices / Lynn E. Davis [and others]
Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 125 pages) : illustrations, color maps (digital, PDF file)
Series RAND Corporation monograph series ; MG1087
Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG1087.
Contents Introduction -- Influencing Iran -- Dissuading Iran from nuclear weaponization -- Deterring a nuclear-armed Iran -- Reassuring U.S. regional partners -- Approaches to influencing Iran -- Air Force contributions and preparing for the future -- Appendix A: Context for U.S. reassurance strategies: GCC -- Appendix B: Context for U.S. reassurance strategies: Israel
Summary As Iran's nuclear program continues to evolve, U.S. decisionmakers will confront a series of critical policy choices involving complex considerations and policy trade-offs. These policy choices could include dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons and deterring Iran from using its nuclear weapons, if it were to acquire them. To be successful, the United States will need to find ways to influence Iran's calculations of costs and benefits as Iran pursues its national security interests (survival of the regime, protection of the homeland, and expansion of its regional influence). The United States will also need to reassure its partners in the region of the credibility of the U.S. deterrent posture so as to reduce the Gulf Cooperation Council states' potential interest in developing their own nuclear weapons and dissuade Israel from pursuing unilateral military actions or openly declaring its nuclear posture. The U.S. Air Force, supporting combatant commanders, will play a prominent role in implementing the policy choices, and so it needs to prepare by understanding the goals and timelines of potential military tasks and by designing exercises and war games to support different policy choices
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-125)
Notes The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract FA7014-06-C-0001
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In Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Subject Nuclear weapons -- Iran
Nuclear arms control -- Iran
HISTORY -- Military -- Nuclear Warfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Arms Control.
Diplomatic relations
Military policy
Nuclear arms control
Nuclear weapons
Strategic aspects of individual places
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Armies.
SUBJECT United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140112
Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067894
Iran -- Strategic aspects
Subject Iran
United States
Iran -- nuclear strategy.
USA -- foreign policy -- Iran.
Form Electronic book
Author Davis, Lynn E. (Lynn Etheridge), 1943-
Project Air Force (U.S.)
Rand Corporation.
LC no. 2011019052
ISBN 9780833053084
0833053086
9781283135863
1283135868
Other Titles Critical U.S. policy choices