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Understanding the Iranian Nuclear Equation.

Author(s): Blackstock, Jason J.; Milkoreit, Manjana

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dc.contributor.authorBlackstock, Jason J.-
dc.contributor.authorMilkoreit, Manjana-
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T16:12:08Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-21T16:12:08Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr13f4kn67-
dc.description.abstractSince mid-2005, the Iranian regime has embarked on a course of aggressive and public brinksmanship regarding its domestic nuclear program. This article explores this new Iranian behavior by first elucidating the range of strategic variables comprising the Iranian nuclear equation and then evaluating how recent evolutions in the international and domestic environments have altered the influence of the equation’s different variables. The analysis demonstrates that Iran’s recent brinksmanship gambit was driven largely by the regime’s desire to use the nuclear issue to garner domestic public support, and was enabled by the growing perceived inability of the international community to enact effective coercive measures against Iran. The article culminates with a recommendation that U.S. and EU policymakers seriously evaluate the hitherto dismissed alternative of accepting nuclear fuel cycle facilities on Iranian soil under the control of a multinational or international consortium. Emphasis is placed on the importance of considering such alternatives before Iran achieves nuclear technological independence.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Public and International Affairsen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the Iranian Nuclear Equation.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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