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1 online resource (99 pages) |
| Series |
Adelphi series |
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Adelphi (Series)
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| Contents |
Front Cover; The Iranian Nuclear Crisis; Copyright Page; Contents; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter One. Framing the Problem: Iran's Pursuit of Fissile Material; Iran's uranium enrichment: a unifying concern for the West; Seeking a weapons capability; Sensitive technologies; No enrichment: a consistent transatlantic objective; Chapter Two. Western Strategy So Far; Denial of supply; Demand-side strategies; Sanctions and pressure; Is the strategy working?; The time factor; Chapter Three. Can Iran's Capability Be Kept Non-Weaponised?; Fallback proposals; Assessing the risks; Conclussion |
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Future negotiationsSecurity guarantees; Strengthening sanctions; Containment and deterrence strategies; Notes |
| Summary |
This paper explains how Iran developed its nuclear programme to the point where it threatens to achieve a weapons capability within a short time frame, and analyses Western policy responses aimed at forestalling that capability. Key questions are addressed: will the world have to accept an Iranian uranium-enrichment programme, and does having a weapons capability mean having the Bomb? For nearly two decades, Western strategy on the Iran nuclear issue emphasised denial of supply. Since 2002, there has also been a demand-side dimension to the strategy, aimed at changing Iran's cost-be |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- Iran
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Nuclear arms control -- Iran
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Nuclear nonproliferation -- Iran
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Military policy.
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Nuclear arms control.
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Nuclear weapons.
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Military policy
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-
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| Subject |
Iran.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135868963 |
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1135868964 |
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