Deterrence in the Israeli-Iranian Strategic Standoff
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Andrew Terrill (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2466 |
| OpenAlex | W2145882682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
O ne of the central concerns of current US foreign policy is that Iran will develop a nuclear weapons capability which it could use to threaten the security of other regional states. This fear exists despite the declassification of a 2007 US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) "key judgments" summary stating that the Iranian nuclear weapons development program was frozen in 2003 and did not appear to have been restarted as of the publication of the report. The NIE itself acknowledges the existence of a secret program, simply by noting its apparent suspension. Iran's continuing and declared focus on nuclear enrichment is particularly disturbing since the development of a large-scale enrichment capability is the most technologically challenging aspect of the effort to construct a nuclear weapon (despite the alternative uses of this technology for peaceful purposes). Additionally, according to a variety of public sources, the Israeli intelligence agencies believe that Iran has made greater progress in moving toward a nuclear weapons capability than is reflected in the NIE or Admiral McConnell's recent comments. 4 British and French leaders have been sufficiently concerned by Iranian activities to issue strong warnings about potential problems from nuclear adventurism
Criminology · Deterrence (psychology) · Deterrence theory · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Strategic studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |