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Iran and the Bomb

The story of the Islamic Republic of Iran's quest for nuclear weapons and the outside world's struggle to respond.

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Table of Contents

September 13, 2012

Snapshot September 13, 2012

Iran and the Bomb: Introduction

Essay Spring 1987

Iran's Quest for Superpower Status

Essay May/June 1997

Adjusting to Sanctions

Jahangir Amuzegar

July/August 2009

Essay July/August 2009

Understanding Iran's U.S. Policy

Mohsen M. Milani

July/August 2005

Essay July/August 2005

Regime Change and Its Limits

Richard N. Haass

September/October 2006

Essay September/October 2006

How to Keep the Bomb From Iran

Essay May/June 2012

Botching the Bomb

Why Nuclear Weapons Programs Often Fail on Their Own -- and Why Iran’s Might, Too

Jacques E. C. Hymans

January/February 2012

Essay January/February 2012

Time to Attack Iran

Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option

Matthew Kroenig

March/April 2012

Response March/April 2012

Not Time to Attack Iran

Why War Should Be a Last Resort

July/August 2012

Comment July/August 2012

Why Iran Should Get the Bomb

Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability

Kenneth N. Waltz

March/April 2010

Essay March/April 2010

After Iran Gets the Bomb

Containment and Its Complications

James M. Lindsay and Ray Takeyh

January 05, 2012

Snapshot January 05, 2012

Obama's Counterproductive New Iran Sanctions

How Washington is Sliding Toward Regime Change

Suzanne Maloney

Snapshot July 31, 2012

Tehran Takedown

How to Spark an Iranian Revolution

February 09, 2012

Letter From February 09, 2012

Sanctions Won't End Iran's Nuclear Program

Letter From Tehran

Kayhan Barzegar

February 09, 2012

Snapshot February 09, 2012

How to Engage Iran

What Went Wrong Last Time — And How to Fix It

Hossein Mousavian

Letter From June 10, 2009

Letter From Tel Aviv: Netanyahu’s Iranian Dilemma

The Limits of the Military Option Against Iran

November 24, 2009

Snapshot November 24, 2009

The Root of All Fears

Why Is Israel So Afraid of Iranian Nukes?

Ariel Ilan Roth

February 23, 2012

Snapshot February 23, 2012

What Happens After Israel Attacks Iran

Public Debate Can Prevent a Strategic Disaster

Snapshot March 31, 2012

Why Israel Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

The Case for a New Nuclear Strategy