03846nam 2200637Ia 450 991021998170332120200520144314.00-8330-7637-X(CKB)2550000001039451(EBL)1365146(SSID)ssj0000781538(PQKBManifestationID)11493894(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000781538(PQKBWorkID)10807056(PQKB)10868942(MiAaPQ)EBC1365146(Au-PeEL)EBL1365146(CaPaEBR)ebr10678766(OCoLC)857365325(EXLCZ)99255000000103945120121029d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContaining Iran strategies for addressing the Iranian nuclear challenge /Robert J. Reardon1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RAND20121 online resource (207 p.)Rand Corporation monograph seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-7631-0 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; U.S. Interests and Policy Challenges; Objective of the Study; Organization of the Text; CHAPTER TWO: Iran's Nuclear Program: Past, Present, and Future; History of Iran's Nuclear Program; Nuclear Program Under the Shah; Revolution, Rejection, and Revival: 1979-2002; Revelation and E-3 Negotiations: 2002-2006; The P5+1, Ahmadinejad, and UN Sanctions: 2006-2008; A New Administration: 2009-Present; Program Elements and Status; The Fuel CycleMajor Program Elements and FacilitiesTechnical Problems and Setbacks; Evidence of a Weapons Program; Breakout; What Iran Would Need to Make a Bomb; Possible Breakout Paths; Implications for U.S. Policy; Possible Future Developments and Implications; CHAPTER THREE: Explaining Iran's Nuclear Policy Choices; Iran's Strategic Calculus; External Security Threats; Iranian Expansionism; Negative Security Consequences of Weaponization for Iran; International and Domestic Political Factors; International Prestige; Domestic Legitimacy; Ideology; Domestic Politics and FactionsCHAPTER FOUR: Constraints on U.S. PolicyIsrael; Gulf Cooperation Council; Russia; China; International Nonproliferation Regime; CHAPTER FIVE: U.S. Policy Options; Framework of Analysis; Military Force; Air Strikes; Non-Kinetic Force: Special Operations and Cyberwarfare; Economic Sanctions; Positive Inducements; Containment; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion; BibliographyIran's nuclear program is one of this century's principal foreign policy challenges. Despite U.S., Israeli, and allied efforts, Iran has an extensive enrichment program and likely has the technical capacity to produce at least one nuclear bomb if it so chose. This study assesses U.S. policy options, identifies a way forward, and considers how the United States might best mitigate the negative international effects of a nuclear-armed Iran.Rand Corporation monograph series.Nuclear weaponsIranNuclear nonproliferationIranInternational cooperationNuclear arms controlIranIranMilitary policyUnited StatesMilitary policyNuclear weaponsNuclear nonproliferationInternational cooperation.Nuclear arms control327.1/7470955Reardon Robert J899252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219981703321Containing Iran2009097UNINA