- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Columbia University Press
[2013]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- viii, 226 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780231166225
- List of 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