Publication

May 2010

A preliminary exploration of some of the most salient military-technical aspects of a deterrence regime should Iran acquire a nuclear weapons capability in the near future necessarily raises more questions than it answers. There are many different potential challenges to living with a nuclear Iran. A number lie in the broad realm of strategy or even grand strategy: preventing further proliferation, maintaining the stability of the region, and forestalling any shift in the balance of power toward Iran.

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Author Kenneth M Pollack
Series CFR Working Papers
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Copyright © 2010 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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