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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808905003321

Autore

Cordesman Anthony H

Titolo

Iranian weapons of mass destruction : the birth of a regional nuclear arms race? / / Anthony H. Cordesman, Adam C. Seitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara : , : Praeger Security International

Washington, D.C. : , : Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, , 2009

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-67254-5

1-282-36346-8

9786612363467

0-313-38089-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 386 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

SeitzAdam C

Disciplina

358/.30955

Soggetti

Arms race - Middle East

National security - Middle East

Nuclear arms control - Iran

Nuclear weapons - Iran

Weapons of mass destruction - Iran

Iran Military policy

Middle East Strategic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Figures; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: POLICY, DOCTRINE, AND COMMAND; CHAPTER 3: THE BROADER STRATEGIC CONTEXT; ASYMMETRIC STRATEGY CHAPTER 4: IRAN'S MISSILE ARSENAL AND OTHER DELIVERY SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 5: IRAN'S CHEMICALWEAPONS (CWS) PROGRAM; CHAPTER 6: IRAN'S BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMS; CHAPTER 7: POSSIBLE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS; CHAPTER 8: STRATEGIC AND WARFIGHTING IMPLICATIONS; ACRONYMS; NOTES

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an in-depth examination of the serious security implications that Iran's nuclear program has on a region that is already



plagued by insecurity and conflict.