Iran and nuclear weapons: protracted conflict and proliferation/
Saira Khan.
- London ; New York : Routledge, c2010.
- 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.