Nuclear Iran

The Birth of an Atomic State

David Patrikarakos

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
12 November 2020

Middle Eastern history; Arms negotiation & control; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear issues

The Iranian nuclear crisis has dominated world politics since the beginning of the century, with the country now facing increasing diplomatic isolation, talk of military strikes against its nuclear facilities and a disastrous Middle East war. What is Iran's nuclear programme all about? What is its genesis? There is little real understanding of Iran's nuclear programme, in particular its history, which is now over fifty years old. This ground-breaking book is unprecedented in its scope. It argues that the history of Iran's nuclear programme and the modern history of the country itself are irretrievably linked, and only by understanding one can we understand the other. From the programme's beginnings under the Shah of Iran, the book details the central role of the US in the birth of nuclear Iran, and, through the relationship between the programme's founder and the Shah of Iran himself, the role that nuclear weapons have played in the programme since the beginning. The author's unique access to 'the father' of Iran's nuclear programme, as well as to key scientific personnel under the early Islamic Republic and to senior Iranian and Western officials at the centre of today's negotiations, sheds new light on the uranium enrichment programme that lies at the heart of global concerns. What emerges is a programme that has, for a variety of reasons, a deep resonance to Iran. This is why it has persisted with it for over half a century in the face of such widespread opposition. Drawing on years of research across the world, David Patrikarakos has produced the most comprehensive examination of Iran's nuclear programme - in all its forms to date.

By: David Patrikarakos
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 488g
ISBN: 9781838604219
ISBN 10: 1838604219
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 12 November 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 2. In the beginning was the Atom bomb: Nuclear Power and the Post-War World in the Middle East 3. The Peacock Wants to Strut: Aspiring to Nuclear Power under the Shah of Iran 4. Arms and the Shah: Developing Nuclear Weapons under the Shah 5. Slow Decline - Quick Fall: The End of the Shah's Nuclear Programme 6. Children of the Revolution: ['An Ideologically Unclean Atom Bomb'] 1979-1980 7. Restart? 1980-1984 [Reviving the Nuclear option] 8. We Are Victims: [Iran's Search for New Nuclear Partners] 1984-1989 9. Iran's version of an Islamic Bomb? Nuclear Weapons Under the Early Republic 10. Restart for Real: Iran's Nuclear Programme Goes Live 1990-1997 11. Crisis: Nuclear Negotiations 2002-2005 12. Enter Ahmadinejad: Reversing into the Future 2005-2008 13. Enter Obama: Trying for Nuclear Detente? 14. Qom, the Natanz Site and Everything After 15. Conclusion Appendices etc.

David Patrikarakos is a writer and journalist who has written for the New Statesman, Financial Times, the London Review of Books, Prospect and the Guardian.

Reviews for Nuclear Iran: The Birth of an Atomic State

One of the best and most readable accounts of a programme which has come to define Iran's relations with the West. An essential read for the general reader and specialist alike. -- --Ali Ansari, Professor of History at University of St Andrews and Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies An interesting and informative window into Iranian thinking ... a unique and fascinating book. -- --Mark Fitzpatrick, Director, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme, International Institute for Strategic Studies ... a welcome analysis of Iran's self-perception, its nuclear plans and Western responses. * The Independent * David Patrikarakos has produced an excellent account of the country's progress towards nuclear status, in which he acknowledges that neither diplomacy nor sanctions are likely to work. -- Max Hastings * The Sunday Times * What has been sorely missing from the debate about Iran's nuclear program is a serious, reported effort to understand what goes on in the minds of the Iranians. David Patrikarakos fills that void. -- Bill Keller * The New York Times * War in 140 Characters should be mandatory reading at Sandhurst -- Ben Judah * The Times * Nuclear Iran was named as a New York Times Editor's Choice in 2013 * The New York Times *