LEADER 03423oam 2200709I 450 001 9910463412803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-71769-4 010 $a1-283-96877-0 010 $a1-135-86896-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203717691 035 $a(CKB)2670000000325131 035 $a(EBL)1111494 035 $a(OCoLC)826854895 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000820756 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11531167 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820756 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10870099 035 $a(PQKB)11064415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1111494 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1111494 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10647785 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL428127 035 $a(OCoLC)825767517 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000325131 100 $a20180706d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Iranian nuclear crisis $eavoiding worst-case outcomes /$fMark Fitzpatrick 210 1$aOxford :$cRoutledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (99 p.) 225 1 $aAdelphi paper,$x0567-932X ;$v398 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-43675-5 311 $a0-415-46654-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aFuture negotiationsSecurity guarantees; Strengthening sanctions; Containment and deterrence strategies; Notes 330 $aThis paper explains how Iran developed its nuclear programme to the point where it threatens to achieve a weapons capability within a short time frame, and analyses Western policy responses aimed at forestalling that capability. Key questions are addressed: will the world have to accept an Iranian uranium-enrichment programme, and does having a weapons capability mean having the Bomb? For nearly two decades, Western strategy on the Iran nuclear issue emphasised denial of supply. Since 2002, there has also been a demand-side dimension to the strategy, aimed at changing Iran's cost-be 410 0$aAdelphi papers ;$vno. 398. 606 $aNuclear weapons$zIran 606 $aNuclear arms control$zIran 606 $aNuclear nonproliferation$zIran 607 $aIran$xMilitary policy 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNuclear weapons 615 0$aNuclear arms control 615 0$aNuclear nonproliferation 676 $a355.02170955 700 $aFitzpatrick$b Mark$0992721 712 02$aInternational Institute for Strategic Studies. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463412803321 996 $aThe Iranian nuclear crisis$92273185 997 $aUNINA