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Iran, ‘Nuclear Breakout’, and Hope for the Future: An Interview With Jacqueline Shire

By Page | Published: August 16, 2009
Originally published here. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Jacqueline Shire, a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Science and International Security, where she researches Iran’s nuclear program as well as proliferation issues involving other countries. Her background in nuclear weapons issues is extensive: She spent eight years in the State Department’s Bureau of [...]
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An Introduction To Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Page | Published: August 2, 2009
Originally published here. When President Barack Obama took office, and kept Robert Gates on as Secretary of Defense, he made it clear that the Pentagon’s policy on Iran would be less hawkish than the previous administration. Indeed, a recent Department of Defense press release laid out this “tough diplomacy” in a few terse words: The [...]
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