Containing Iran : strategies for addressing the Iranian nuclear challenge / / Robert J. Reardon

• Autore: Reardon Robert J
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.1/7470955
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear weapons - Iran; Nuclear nonproliferation - Iran - International cooperation; Nuclear arms control - Iran
• Soggetto geografico: Iran Military policy; United States Military policy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Cycle ; Major 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 Factions ; CHAPTER 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; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Iran'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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Containing Iran
• ISBN: 0-8330-7637-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910219981703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series.