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Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966-
Subjects
Nuclear weapons -- Iran.
Nuclear arms control -- Iran.
Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- Iran.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Security, International.
United States -- Relations -- Iran.
Iran -- Military policy.
Iran -- Relations -- United States.
Iran -- Politics and government -- 2003-
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Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966-
Nuclear weapons -- Iran.
Nuclear arms control -- Iran.
Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- Iran.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Security, International.
United States -- Relations -- Iran.
Iran -- Military policy.
Iran -- Relations -- United States.
Iran -- Politics and government -- 2003-
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Unthinkable :
Iran
, the bomb, and American strategy / Kenneth M. Pollack.
by
Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966-
Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Call #:
355.0217 P771u
Subjects
Nuclear weapons
--
Iran
.
Nuclear arms control
--
Iran
.
Nuclear energy
--
Government
policy
--
Iran
.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Security, International.
United States
--
Relations
--
Iran
.
Iran
--
Military
policy
.
Iran
--
Relations
--
United States.
Iran
--
Politics and government
--
2003-
ISBN:
9781476733920 (hc.)
1476733929 (hc.)
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description:
xxii, 536 p. : illustration, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-512) and index.
Contents:
Coming 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.
Summary:
"Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst with twenty-five years of experience working on the Middle East, explores America's intractable problem with
Iran
, Tehran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, and the prolonged clash that led us to this point. Pollack lays out key solutions to the
Iran
nuclear question, explaining and assessing the options for American policymakers: Redoubling our efforts at a carrot-and-stick approach that combines negotiations and sanctions. Aiding the Iranian opposition to bring about a popular form of regime change. An Israeli
military
strike. The American
military
option. Containing a nuclear
Iran
. Kenneth Pollack is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East
Policy
at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC."--Provided by publisher.
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