Iranian Nuclear Crisis - Avoiding Worst-Case Outcomes

Informationen zum Autor Mark Fitzpatrick is Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation at The International Institute for Strategic Studies and Director of its Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme. He is the editor and principal author of IISS strategic dossiers on Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran (London: IISS, 2008) and Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the rise of proliferation networks: A net assessment (London: IISS, 2007). He has published articles on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programmes and other proliferation topics in Survival , the Financial Times , the International Herald Tribune and other publications, and he is a frequent news commentator and international lecturer on these subjects. He was a US diplomat for 26 years, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation. Zusammenfassung This paper explains how Iran has developed its nuclear programme to the point where it threatens to achieve a weapons capability within a short time frame, and analyses Western policy responses aimed at forestalling that capability. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Framing the Problem: Iran,s Pursuit of Fissile Material 2. Western Strategy So Far 3. Can Iran's Capability Be Kept Non-Weaponised? Conclusion

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Mark
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2008
• EAN: 9780415466547
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46654-7
• Pagine: 100
• Serie: Adelphi Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; MEDICAL / Dermatology, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies