This highly controversial dispute caught the worlds attention as concerns were growing that iran would reach. Iran s nuclear weapons program was part of a broader attempt to become more selfreliant in arms and technology in the 1980s. Throughout its history, rand has provided detailed analyses and recommendations for defense planners and helped policymakers make informed national security decisions with regard to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and the nuclear activities of india. The pros and cons of obamas nuclear deal with iran the. The eu will probably continue to try to save the deal despite the fact that this will very likely incur the wrath of america in the form of sanctions. Simpson, john, iran s nuclear capability and potential to develop atomic weapons, in iran s nuclear program. Simpson, iran s nuclear capability and potential to develop atomic weapons in iran s nuclear program, realities and repercussions. Europes split with the us over the iran nuclear deal appears to be based on good political and economic reasons. Overview of irans nuclear program critical threats. Iran s nuclear program mattered of course, but it mattered more because of the kind of regional actor iran happened to be if iran was a u.
The emirates center for strategic studies and research, 2006, 11 36. Notwithstanding these realities, iran s political system is not immutable. Nuclear weapons, the means of producing them, and their potential use play significant roles in international relations and homeland security. The strategic decisions and resulting consequences surrounding the conflict between the united states of america us and iran regarding the iranian nuclear program are formally investigated using a flexible decision methodology called the graph model for conflict resolution gmcr. The politics of irans nuclear program the iran primer.
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