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Unthinkable:Iran, the Bomb, and American strategy/ Kenneth M. Pollack.
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008 | 131021s2013 nyuab b 001 0 eng d |
020 | $a9781476733920 (hbk. |
082 | 04$a355.02'170955 POL$223 |
100 | 1 $aPOLLACK, Kenneth M.$qKenneth Michael$d1966$eauthor. |
245 | 10$aUnthinkable$bIran, the Bomb, and American strategy$cKenneth M. Pollack. |
250 | $aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
264 | 1$aNew York, NY$bSimon & Schuster$c2013. |
300 | $axxii, 536 pages$c23 cm |
504 | $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index. |
505 | 0 $aComing 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. |
520 | $aExamines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers. |
650 | 0$aNuclear weapons$zIran. |
650 | 0$aNuclear arms control$xGovernment policy$zUnited States. |
650 | 0$aNuclear nonproliferation$zIran. |
651 | 0$aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIran. |
651 | 0$aIran$xForeign relations$zUnited States. |
651 | 0$aIran$xPolitics and government$y21st century. |