TY - BOOK AU - Pollack,Kenneth M. TI - Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American strategy SN - 9781476733920 AV - UA 264.5 P771u 2013 U1 - 355.02 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Iran KW - Nuclear arms control KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Nuclear nonproliferation KW - Armas nucleares KW - Irán KW - Control de las armas nucleares KW - Politica y gobierno KW - Estados Unidos KW - No proliferación nuclear KW - Foreign relations KW - Relations KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1404/2013431171-s.html ER -