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1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) |
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Table of Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Preface; 1. Introductions: Setting the Scene for Iran's Emergence as a Nuclear Power; 2. The Deterrence Dynamics of an Iran with Nuclear Weapons; Does the Nature of the Regime Matter?; Model I: A Defensive Iran; Model II: An Aggressive Iran; Model III: An Unstable Iran; 3. Considerations Influencing Iran's Nuclear Emergence; A Defensive Iran's Nuclear Posture, Doctrinal Priorities, and Force Posture (Model I); An Aggressive Iran that Flexes Its Muscles (Model II); An Unstable Iran and the Deterrence of Rogue ELements and Nonstate Actors (Model III). |
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4. Nuclear Weapons Operationalization: What Type of Nuclear Force?Model I: A Defensive Deterrent; Model II: An Offensive Deterrent for an Aggressive Iran; Model III: An Unstable Iran and the Need to Deter Regime Elements; 5. Implications for U.S. Strategic and Operational Planning; Iran as Catalyst for a New Deterrence Dynamic Among Nuclear States; Israel and the Challenges of Catalytic Warfare; Of Dyads, Triads, and the Need for a New Deterrence Paradigm Relating to a Nuclear Iran; 6. U.S. Deterrence Planning in the Event of an Iranian Nuclear Breakout. |
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Declaratory Policy, Escalation Control, and Strategic CommunicationsOffensive-Strike Options and Preventive Planning; Reassuring Allies/Coalition Partners in the Face of Iranian Proliferation; Assuring and Dissuading Israel in the Face of an Iranian Nuclear Breakout; Missile Defenses and Consequence-Management Considerations; 7. Dealing with a Nuclear Iran and Asymmetric Challenges; Hezbollah and Asymmetric Operations; Nuclear Weapons and Asymmetric Operations; Deterring Rogue Elements of Nonstate Armed Groups; Deterrence Planning for the Twenty-First Century. |
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8. U.S. Deterrence Planning and IranExtended Deterrence in the ""Second Nuclear Age""; Cyberwarfare and Network Operations; Notes; Index. |
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Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
| ISBN |
0231535945 (e-book) |
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9780231535946 (e-book) |
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