Living on the Edge (eBook)
XXV, 189 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan UK (Verlag)
978-1-137-27309-3 (ISBN)
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.
Wyn Bowen is Professor of Non-proliferation and International Security and Head of Department at the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, UK.
Matthew Moran is Senior Lecturer in International Security in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, UK.
Dina Esfandiary is a MacArthur Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King's College London, UK.
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.
Wyn Bowen is Professor of Non-proliferation and International Security and Head of Department at the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London, UK.Matthew Moran is Senior Lecturer in International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, UK. Dina Esfandiary is a MacArthur Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London, UK.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.6.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXV, 189 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | Behavior • Energy • Iran • Iran nuclear deal • Iran nuclear programme • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • Logic • Middle East • Nature • Non-Proliferation • nuclear weapons • Production • Proliferation • proliferation behaviour • Regional Security • Research • Strategy • Uranium enrichment • Weapons |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-27309-7 / 1137273097 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-27309-3 / 9781137273093 |
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