Pollack, Kenneth M.  1966- <br/><br/>
Unthinkable :  Iran, the Bomb, and American strategy / 
Kenneth M. Pollack. 
 - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 
 - New York, NY :  Simon & Schuster,  2013. 
 - xxii, 536 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index. 
<br/><br/>Coming to the crossroads -- Reality and hyperbole. Iran from the inside out ; The Iranian nuclear program ; The threat of a nuclear Iran ; Proliferation -- Prevention. Setting the scene ; Bigger carrots, bigger sticks ; Regime change ; The Sword of David ; A return to arms -- Containment. The strategy that dare not speak its name ; Deterrence and extended deterrence ; The problem of containment ; Making containment work -- Choosing the least bad option. 
<br/><br/> Examines Iran's current nuclear potential while charting America's future course of action, recounting the prolonged clash between both nations to outline options for American policymakers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781476733920 1476733929 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013431171 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nuclear weapons--Iran.<br/>Nuclear arms control--Government policy--United States.<br/>Nuclear nonproliferation--Iran.<br/>Armas nucleares--Irán.<br/>Control de las armas nucleares--Politica y gobierno--Estados Unidos.<br/>No proliferación nuclear--Irán.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Iran.<br/>United States--Relations--Iran.<br/>Iran--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Iran--Relations--United States.<br/>Iran--Politics and government--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UA 264.5  / P771u 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.02