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Middle East Review of International Affairs
The Role of WMD in Iranian Security Calculations
by Amin Tarzi
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Abstract
This article considers the Iranian weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program, reviewing the calculations that have driven Iran to seek these weapons and their delivery systems, and the dangers to European countries should Iran succeed in its efforts. Lastly, it considers the effect of Iran achieving regional superpower status through the development of WMD on the EU’s economic and overall policy in the Persian Gulf region.
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Note *: Amin Tarzi is an analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Previously, Tarzi worked as a senior researcher on Iran at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Monterey Institute for International Studies in California. The views expressed here are those of the author and not of RFE/RL. Back