ISBN:
9781137273093
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXV, 189 p. 1 illus, online resource)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Series Statement:
Political Science and International Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bowen, Wyn Living on the edge
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Keywords:
Political science
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Political Science and International Relations
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Middle East Politics and government
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Peace
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Politics and war
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Iran
;
Atomstrategie
;
Sicherheitspolitik
;
Iran
;
Kernenergiepolitik
;
Iran
;
Atomstrategie
;
Sicherheitspolitik
;
Iran
;
Kernenergiepolitik
Abstract:
In this book, the authors explore the controversial Iranian nuclear programme through the conceptual lens of nuclear hedging. In 2002, revelations regarding undeclared nuclear facilities thrust Iran’s nuclear activities under the spotlight and prompted concerns that Tehran was pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran has always denied nuclear weapons aspirations, yet it cannot be disputed that the Islamic Republic has gone well beyond what is required for a civil nuclear programme based on energy production and scientific research. What, then, is the nature and significance of Iran's nuclear behaviour? Does it form part of a coherent strategy? What can Iran's actions in the nuclear field tell us about Tehran's intentions? And what does the Iranian case teach us about proliferation behaviour more generally? This book addresses these questions by exploring the nature of nuclear hedging and how this approach might be identified, before applying this logic to the Iranian case. It provides fresh insights into the inherently opaque area of nuclear proliferation and a more nuanced interpretation of the Iranian nuclear challenge
Abstract:
About the Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chronology of Events.-Introduction: Understanding Iranian Proliferation Behaviour -- Chapter 1: The Nature of Nuclear Hedging -- Chapter 2: Opaque Proliferation and Moves Towards Latency -- Chapter 3: Narrating a Nuclear Programme -- Chapter 4: Playing for Time? Iran’s Nuclear Diplomacy -- Chapter 5: Rouhani’s Redirection: The End of Iranian Hedging? -- Chapter 6: Living with nuclear hedging -- Conclusion: Latency With Intent -- Bibliography -- Annex 1: Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action -- Index
DOI:
10.1057/978-1-137-27309-3
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