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September 2012

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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19 Articles

Table of Contents

I

Contents

September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012

Iran and the Bomb: Introduction

II

The Roots of the Problem

Iran’s Quest for Superpower Status

Adjusting to Sanctions

Jahangir Amuzegar

July/August 2009

July/August 2009

Understanding Iran’s U.S. Policy

Mohsen M. Milani

III

Debating the Options

July/August 2005

July/August 2005

Regime Change and Its Limits

Richard N. Haass

September/October 2006

September/October 2006

How to Keep the Bomb From Iran

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

January/February 2012

Time to Attack Iran

Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option

Matthew Kroenig

March/April 2012

March/April 2012

Not Time to Attack Iran

Why War Should Be a Last Resort

July/August 2012

July/August 2012

Why Iran Should Get the Bomb

Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability

Kenneth N. Waltz

March/April 2010

March/April 2010

After Iran Gets the Bomb

Containment and Its Complications

James M. Lindsay and Ray Takeyh

January 5, 2012

January 5, 2012

Obama's Counterproductive New Iran Sanctions

How Washington is Sliding Toward Regime Change

Suzanne Maloney

Tehran Takedown

How to Spark an Iranian Revolution

IV

Other Voices

February 9, 2012

February 9, 2012

Sanctions Won't End Iran's Nuclear Program

Letter From Tehran

Kayhan Barzegar

February 9, 2012

February 9, 2012

How to Engage Iran

What Went Wrong Last Time — And How to Fix It

Hossein Mousavian

Letter From Tel Aviv: Netanyahu’s Iranian Dilemma

The Limits of the Military Option Against Iran

November 24, 2009

November 24, 2009

The Root of All Fears

Why Is Israel So Afraid of Iranian Nukes?

Ariel Ilan Roth

February 23, 2012

February 23, 2012

What Happens After Israel Attacks Iran

Public Debate Can Prevent a Strategic Disaster

Why Israel Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

The Case for a New Nuclear Strategy

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