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001 2013431171
003 DLC
005 20140827080438.0
008 131021s2013 nyuab b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2013431171
020 $a9781476733920
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020 $z9781476733944 (ebook)
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050 00 $aU264.5.I7$bP65 2013
082 04 $a355.02/170955$223
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100 1 $aPollack, Kenneth M.$q(Kenneth Michael),$d1966-$eauthor.
245 10 $aUnthinkable :$bIran, the Bomb, and American strategy /$cKenneth M. Pollack.
250 $aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2013.
300 $axxii, 536 pages :$billustration, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index.
505 0 $aComing to the crossroads -- Reality and hyperbole. Iran from the inside out ; The Iranian nuclear program ; The threat of a nuclear Iran ; Proliferation -- Prevention. Setting the scene ; Bigger carrots, bigger sticks ; Regime change ; The Sword of David ; A return to arms -- Containment. The strategy that dare not speak its name ; Deterrence and extended deterrence ; The problem of containment ; Making containment work -- Choosing the least bad option.
520 $aExamines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers.
650 0 $aNuclear weapons$zIran.
650 0 $aNuclear arms control$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aNuclear nonproliferation$zIran.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIran.
651 0 $aIran$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y21st century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-s.html