The Iranian Government's Ambitions Represented in Their Nuclear Weapons Program and Its Impact on Security in the Arab Gulf Region

Abstract

In the past decade, it has become apparent that the Iranian Government is not willing to give up its Nuclear Fuel Program. Though it claims that its endeavors are merely the pursuit of making nuclear fuel, the threat of an unsupervised Iranian Nuclear Program brings great worry to the security of other Arab states in the region. In a larger context, as the Iranian Nuclear Program grows, how will it impact the International Security Environment and what responses will it bring from other key actors (NATO, the European Union, the United States)? This thesis will examine various aspects of the Iranian Government's Nuclear Program. It will measure the political and economic impacts of the Iranian Nuclear Program, the security impact of the program on other states in the Arab Gulf Region, and the program's impact on global energy security. Finally, the thesis will explore possible Iranian nuclear ambitions and the implications of these ambitions for the International Security Environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562854

Entities

People

  • Feisal Abukshiem

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Movements
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design