Anticipating a Nuclear Iran : Challenges for U.S. Security /

This volume is based on the assumption that Iran will soon obtain nuclear weapons, and Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr. develop alternative models for assessing the challenges of a nuclear Iran for U.S. security. Through three scenario models, the book explores the political, strateg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Davis, Jacquelyn (Autor), Pfaltzgraff Jr., Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Deterrence (Strategy)
Deterrence (Strategy).
Nuclear weapons > Iran.
Security, International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • TABLES AND BOXES
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene for Iran's Emergence as a Nuclear Power
  • 2. The Deterrence Dynamics of an Iran with Nuclear Weapons
  • 3. Considerations Influencing Iran's Nuclear Emergence
  • 4. Nuclear Weapons Operationalization: What Type of Nuclear Force?
  • 5. Implications for U.S. Strategic and Operational Planning
  • 6. U.S. Deterrence Planning in the Event of an Iranian Nuclear Breakout
  • 7. Dealing with a Nuclear Iran and Asymmetric Challenges
  • 8. U.S. Deterrence Planning and Iran
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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