Rethinking U.S. Policy Toward Iran's Nuclear Programme

A period of Western support for Iran’s nuclear programme gave way to opposition by the same world powers, when it was realised that alongside civilian use, the Islamic Republic was also pursuing a nuclear weapons programme. Driven by Tehran’s policy of aggression, in the Middle East and elsewhere, W...

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Published in:Central European journal of international & security studies 2014-01, Vol.8 (4)
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