03423oam 2200709I 450 991046341280332120200520144314.00-203-71769-41-283-96877-01-135-86896-410.4324/9780203717691 (CKB)2670000000325131(EBL)1111494(OCoLC)826854895(SSID)ssj0000820756(PQKBManifestationID)11531167(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820756(PQKBWorkID)10870099(PQKB)11064415(MiAaPQ)EBC1111494(Au-PeEL)EBL1111494(CaPaEBR)ebr10647785(CaONFJC)MIL428127(OCoLC)825767517(EXLCZ)99267000000032513120180706d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Iranian nuclear crisis avoiding worst-case outcomes /Mark FitzpatrickOxford :Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies,2008.1 online resource (99 p.)Adelphi paper,0567-932X ;398Description based upon print version of record.1-138-43675-5 0-415-46654-7 Includes bibliographical references.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; ConclussionFuture negotiationsSecurity guarantees; Strengthening sanctions; Containment and deterrence strategies; NotesThis 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-beAdelphi papers ;no. 398.Nuclear weaponsIranNuclear arms controlIranNuclear nonproliferationIranIranMilitary policyIranPolitics and government1997-Electronic books.Nuclear weaponsNuclear arms controlNuclear nonproliferation355.02170955Fitzpatrick Mark992721International Institute for Strategic Studies.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463412803321The Iranian nuclear crisis2273185UNINA