Anticipating a nuclear Iran : challenges for U.S. security

Anticipating a nuclear Iran : challenges for U.S. security / Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr.

"This volume is based on the assumption that Iran will soon obtain nuclear weapons, and Jacquelyn K. Davis and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff Jr. develop alternative models for assessing the challenges of a nuclear Iran for U.S. security. Through three scenario models, the book explores the political, s...

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Main Authors: Davis, Jacquelyn K. (Author), Pfaltzgraff, Robert L., Jr., 1934-2023 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
©2014
Subjects:
Since 1997
Nuclear weapons > Iran.
Deterrence (Strategy)
Security, International.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
Military policy
Nuclear weapons
Politics and government
Security, International
Iran > Military policy.
Iran > Politics and government > 1997-
Iran > Foreign relations > 1997-
United States > Relations > Iran.
United States > Military policy.
Iran
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 8. U.S. Deterrence Planning and IranExtended Deterrence in the Second Nuclear Age
  • Cyberwarfare and Network Operations; Notes; Index.

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