The United States and the Iranian Nuclear Programme : : A Critical History / / Steven Hurst.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Hurst, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 The 1970s: The Nuclear Relationship under the Shah --; 2 The 1980s: Developing Hostility and the Origins of the Islamic Republic’s Nuclear Programme --; 3 The 1990s: Clinton and the Failure of Containment and Engagement --; 4 2001–8: George W. Bush and the Failure of Confrontation --; 5 2009–15: Obama and the Road to the JCPOA --; Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748682645; 9783110780437
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748682645?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Steven Hurst.

A critical overview of American efforts to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, from the 1950s to the presentThe first full historical overview of US efforts to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weaponsCovers the US–Iranian nuclear relationship from 1957 to the presentAnalyses the escalation of the crisis in the 21st century, placing that development in proper historical contextCritiques US policy, explaining why it failed to achieve its objectivesSteven Hurst traces the development of the Iranian nuclear weapon crisis across its historical context: from the conception of Iran's nuclear programme under the Shah to the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015. Emphasising the centrality of domestic politics in decision-making on both sides, Hurst adopts a broader perspective on the Iranian nuclear programme and explains the continued failure of the USA to halt it. He reveals how President Obama’s alterations to the American strategy, accompanied by shifts in Iranian domestic politics, finally brought about a resolution.