02113cam a2200361 a 45000010006000000050017000060080041000230100015000640350024000790400055001030200041001580200038001990350021002370430012002580500023002700820018002931000016003112450073003272460031004002600053004313000062004845000023005465040066005695050818006356500027014536500045014806500032015256510035015576510026015926510054016186510041016726510038017138251720230410105252.0090717s2009 wauabf b 001 0 eng  a2009029556 a(OCoLC)ocn246892990 aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdJRSdCDXdUKMdDMZdIH7dVP@ a9781596985711 (alk. paper) :c$27.95 a1596985712 (alk. paper) :c$27.95 a(OCoLC)246892990 aa-ir---14aUA 853bG618r 200900a355.02/1709551 aGold, Dore.14aThe rise of nuclear Iran :bhow Tehran defies the West /cDore Gold.3 aHow Tehran defies the West aWashington, D.C. :bRegnery Publishing. ,c2009. axii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates :bcol. ill., map ;c24 cm. aMap on end papers. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [327]-378) and index.0 aIntroduction: diplomacy or democracy -- pt. 1. The anatomy of diplomatic failure -- Could the Islamic Republic of Iran be deterred? -- The revelation of the Iranian nuclear program and the Western response -- pt. 2. The history of misreading Iran -- Underestimating enmity: President Jimmy Carter and the new Islamic republic -- Iran attacks America in Beirut, but the Secretary of Defense is in denial -- Nuclear expansion under the robe of moderation -- After 9/11: a missed opportunity for U.S.-Iranian engagement? -- pt. 3. Why Western dialogue with Iran failed -- Where did the West go wrong? -- Understanding Ahmadinejad and the Revolutionary Guards' regime -- The Iranian octopus: Tehran's subversion across the Middle East -- The last opportunity to stop Iran -- Iranian elections and new Western options. 0aNuclear weaponszIran. 0aNuclear energyxGovernment policyzIran. 0aNuclear arms controlzIran. 0aIranxForeign relationsy1997- 4aArmas nucleareszIran 4aEnergía nuclearxPolítica gubernamentalzIran 4aControl de las armas nucleareszIran 4aIranxRelaciones exterioresy1997