The how Tehran defies the West Gold, Dore. creator text bibliography wau Washington, D.C Regnery Publishing. 2009 monographic eng

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xii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm. Introduction: 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. Dore Gold. Map on end papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-378) and index. a-ir--- Nuclear weapons Iran Nuclear energy Government policy Iran Nuclear arms control Iran Iran Foreign relations 1997- Armas nucleares Iran Energía nuclear Política gubernamental Iran Control de las armas nucleares Iran Iran Relaciones exteriores 1997 UA 853 G618r 2009 355.02/170955 9781596985711 (alk. paper) : 1596985712 (alk. paper) : 2009029556 DLC 090717 20230410105252.0 82517