Khan, Saira.

Iran and nuclear weapons: protracted conflict and proliferation/ Saira Khan. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xii, 156 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-151) and index.

Causes of proliferation -- Factors utilized to comprehend Iran's nuclear weapons aspiration -- Theory -- Proliferation proclivities of protracted conflict states -- Case study : Iran -- Iran's nuclear ambition and twin protracted conflicts between 1947 and 1979 -- Iran's nuclear program and triple protracted conflicts from 1979 onwards -- The ramifications of the asymmetric Iran-US protracted conflict from 1990 to 2000 in Iran's nuclear domain -- Iran's fast-paced proliferation activity and hostile US policy since 2000.

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Nuclear arms control--Iran.
Nuclear weapons--Iran.
Nuclear nonproliferation


United States--Foreign relations--Iran.
Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

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