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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Nuclear Program"”.
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Persia Rising: Iran's Nuclear Program
… knowledge, and capability to develop and build nuclear weapons. The purpose of this thesis is to examine Iran's nuclear program and potential U.S. policy responses to the threat of a nuclear Iran. An examination of Iran's history, strategic culture, religion, governmental structure and society …
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A Decade of Failure; Missed Opportunities and the Escalating Crisis over Iran's Nuclear Program
… Republic of Iran to halt what appears to be a program to develop either a nuclear-weapons capability or an actual atomic arsenal. There is good reason to want to prevent Iran from acquiring atomic weapons, although it is too late to stop Tehran from acquiring the capability to produce a nuclear …
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The Iranian Nuclear Dilemma: How Does the U.S. Respond?
… visibly increased its work towards developing a nuclear program. This is alarming to many because Iran's ambitions for its nuclear program are unclear and whether it is on a quest for nuclear weapons is unknown. The Iranian government is largely anti-West, anti-Israel, and now, with the downfall …
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U.S. and Russian strategic perspectives of Iran different views of nuclear proliferation
… and the United States share the same views of nuclear proliferation? This thesis seeks to answer this question by considering the case of Iran. Both nations are concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons, yet have taken opposing stances on Iran's nuclear program. The United States contends …
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The Dynamics of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
… this transformation within the context of Iran's nuclear program, focusing on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed in Vienna in July 2015. Involving major world powers and Iran, the JCPOA aimed to ensure Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful by setting specific limits, removing …
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The 1993 North Korean Nuclear Crisis: A Foreign Policy Analysis
… Actor model to the 1993-1994 North Korean Nuclear Crisis. I begin with two hypotheses: 1) North Korea attempted nuclear armament because of its perception of threat from South Korea and the United States; 2) North Korea attempted nuclear armament because it wanted to use its nuclear program …
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The evolution of China’s nuclear weapons program and doctrine and its implications for international security
… policies are changing. This includes its nuclear weapons program and nuclear deterrent policy, viewed as a critical guarantor of Beijing’s security and a tool that supports its growing regional and global interests. China’s evolving nuclear program and doctrine have multidimensional …
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The Effect of the Sunni-Shi'a Conflict in Shaping Arab Countries' Response to the Shi'a Crescent and a Nuclearizing Iran
… regained power in Iran and accelerated its nuclear program. As a result, by 2006 Sunni leaders felt they faced a dual threat from Shi'ism, as Shi'as' political empowerment in Iraq fed and was being fed by a re-revolutionized, Shi'a Iran with nuclear aspirations. This dual threat formed a …
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An assessment of North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities
… of 2013, North Korea conducted its third nuclear weapons test. Speculations are that this test was conducted to further develop a warhead small enough to fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile. This test further strained North Korea's relationship with the international community. …
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Iran in U.S. Corporate and Regional Media: A Content Analysis of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rooz Online, Al Jazeera and Iran Review
… Iraq and Afghanistan and the expansion of Iran’s nuclear program have strained this fragile relationship. The U.S. and its allies contend that Iran’s nuclear program is intended for arms proliferation while the Islamic Republic of Iran states it is for domestic power and research. Much of this …
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La nascita del programma nucleare iraniano. Washington e Teheran tra alleanza e reciproci sospetti 1956-1979
… United States, in the development of the Iranian nuclear program before the Revolution of 1979. The period covered goes from the assignment of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as Shah of Iran in 1946 to the 1979 when finally Iran and United States found an agreement about mutual nuclear cooperation. The …
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The Iranian Triad: Forcing a Strategic Decision in Tehran
The acquisition of nuclear weapons by Iran would instantly be the gravest threat of the young century; and time is running out to prevent radical hardliners in Tehran from attaining such capabilities. If the status quo is unchanged, the U.S. will soon be forced to choose between accepting a …
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Assessing Intentions: The Importance of Iran's Strategic Culture
This thesis addresses the Iranian nuclear program and the current diplomatic failures to halt its advancement. The thesis assesses Iranian intentions and the prospects for diplomatic resolution to this nuclear weapon crisis based on a better understanding of Iranian intentions. This will be …
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Who Speaks for the State? Narration, Representation, and the JCPOA
… states. In 2002, revelations about Iran’s covert nuclear program added a new layer to this relationship: how do you prevent a rival from acquiring nuclear weapons? For years, the United States deployed various coercive methods—sanctions, sabotage, military threats—to no avail. Then, during the …
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India's Nuclear Weapons: a Strategic Assessment
… May, 1998, after forty years of thinking about nuclear weapons, India tested five warhead designs and declared itself a nuclear weapons state. This in turn provoked Pakistan into testing its own nuclear warhead designs. These events create a new security environment on the sub-continent. …
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Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development
An in-depth review of the types of nuclear reactors and their relationship to the development of nuclear weapons was conducted in order to provide a better understanding of the intention of a state in the creation of an internal nuclear program. An analysis of countries that have developed nuclear …
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North Korea: Resolving the Threat
… interests. North Korea has been pursuing a nuclear weapons capability and is nearing the ability to amass a militarily significant stockpile. Concurrently, North Korea has developed one of the world's largest conventional military forces, the purpose for which is the military defeat or …
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Bringing it all to the table : examining variance in strategic approaches within the six-party talk
… seen at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, why did states faced with the same security problem adopt different strategies? Answering this question will bring understanding to why the process has proceeded in fits and starts, as the countries negotiating with Pyongyang - …
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First principles simulation of cement for nuclear waste disposal
… arise from the decommissioning of the UK civil nuclear program is a significant challenge facing both industry and researchers. The current plan for nuclear industry is to dispose of wastes within a deep underground facility and to use cement to immobilise many of these waste forms. However, …
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US Politics of Betrayal: The Urdu Press on Pakistan-US Relations since the 1971 War
… its disintegration; US opposition to Pakistan's nuclear program and ignoring of the security concerns of its ally in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and the unilateral US operation conducted on 2 May 2011 targeting Osama bin Laden which violated Pakistan’s sovereignty. The Urdu press has not only …
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