Iran and Nuclear Weapons - Protracted Conflict and Proliferation

This book investigates what is driving Iran's nuclear weapons programme in a less-hostile regional environment, using a theory of protracted conflicts to explicate proliferation.

Table des matières

Introduction Part 1: Causes of Proliferation 1. Factors Utilized to Comprehend Iran's Nuclear Weapons Aspiration Part 2: Theory 2. Proliferation Proclivities of Protracted Conflict States Part 3: Case Study: Iran 3. Iran's Nuclear Ambition and Twin Protracted Conflicts between 1947-1979 4. Iran's Nuclear Program and Triple Protracted Conflicts from 1979 Onwards 5. The Ramifications of the Asymmetric Iran-US Protracted Conflict from 1990-2000 in Iran's Nuclear Domain 6. Iran's Fast-Paced Proliferation Activity and Hostile US Policy since 2000. Conclusion. Bibliography

A propos de l'auteur

Saira Khan is a Research Associate at McGill-University of Montreal Joint Research Group in International Security (REGIS).

Résumé

This book investigates what is driving Iran's nuclear weapons programme in a less-hostile regional environment, using a theory of protracted conflicts to explicate proliferation.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Saira Khan, Saira (University of Amsterdam Khan
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.04.2013
• EAN: 9780415845342
• ISBN: 978-0-415-84534-2
• Pages: 176
• Thèmes: Routledge Global Security Stud; Routledge Global Security Studies
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique