Nuclear Iran : The Birth of an Atomic State - David Patrikarakos

Nuclear Iran

The Birth of an Atomic State

By: David Patrikarakos

Paperback | 12 November 2020 | Edition Number 2

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The Iranian nuclear crisis has dominated current affairs and geopolitics for over a decade. Yet 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 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 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. This new edition features interviews with the main actors who saw through President Obama's Iran nuclear deal, and give the inside story in how progress stalled under the Trump administration.

About the Author

David Patrikarakos is a writer and journalist who has written for New Statesman, Financial Times, the London Review of Books, Prospect and The Guardian. In 2014 he was appointed a Poynter Fellow at Yale University and is currently a Non-Resident Fellow in the School of Iranian Studies, at the University of St Andrews. He has produced several documentary films, including for the Channel 4 series Dispatches. He is also the author of War in 140 Characters: How Social Media is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century.
Industry Reviews
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.
An interesting and informative window into Iranian thinking ... a unique and fascinating book.
... 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. * 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. * The New York Times *
War in 140 Characters should be mandatory reading at Sandhurst * The Times *
Nuclear Iran was named as a New York Times Editor's Choice in 2013 * The New York Times *

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