The NPT and Iran: A Case of Domestic and Bureaucratic Politics

Abstract

The nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction particularly nuclear weapons, has been a major element in the foreign policy of the Clinton Administration For this reason, me Administration placed considerable emphasis on obtaining the indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on the occasion of its 25-year review and extension in April-May 1995 For a range of foreign policy reasons, including nuclear nonproliferation, another clear and important goal of the Administration has been "dual containment" of both Iran and Iraq This paper will consider the process of implementing these two policies in the run-up to both the NPT Review and Extension Conference and the announcement of a complete trade and investment embargo on Iran, two events that occurred at the same time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441432

Entities

People

  • Scott Davis

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Domestic
  • Exports
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies