Unthinkable : Iran, the Bomb, and American strategy / Kenneth M. Pollack.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: xxii, 536 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781476733920
- 1476733929
- 355.02/170955 23
- 355.8/251190955 23
- U264.5.I7 P65 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index.
Coming to the crossroads -- Reality and hyperbole. Iran from the inside out ; The Iranian nuclear program ; The threat of a nuclear Iran ; Proliferation -- Prevention. Setting the scene ; Bigger carrots, bigger sticks ; Regime change ; The Sword of David ; A return to arms -- Containment. The strategy that dare not speak its name ; Deterrence and extended deterrence ; The problem of containment ; Making containment work -- Choosing the least bad option.
Examines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers.
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