At a time when international terrorism is the focal point of our
concerns, a far more pressing threat has arisen to the balance of
power in the world and ultimately to the security of our country.
Since the Islamic Republic of Iran admitted, just two years ago,
that it was secretly producing highly enriched, weapons-grade
uranium, leading nations have struggled to react in an appropriate
manner. In this book, the U.S. public is able to learn, in full
detail and for the first time, exactly what the Europeans and UN
have been trying to forestall.
In Iran we see a country, located at the center of the Middle
East, which could very shortly have the ability to strike its
immediate neighbors and nations farther away with nuclear weapons.
With the innate size to dominate its region, Iran is also a country
with an avowed mission to export it's theocratic principles, and a
nation which has, over the past 25 years, been a notorious
supporter of terrorist organizations. Its parallel development of
atomic bombs comprises the greatest threat that we have seen in the
new millennium.
In Iran's Nuclear Option, defense expert Al J. Venter details
the extent to which Iran's weapons program has developed, and the
clandestine manner in which its nuclear technology has been
acquired. He demonstrates how Tehran has violated the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty and details the involvement of several
countries who have been shown by the IAEA to have trafficked in
illegal nuclear materials. He proves, for the first time, a direct
link between the now-defunct South African apartheid regime's
nuclear program and Tehran's current nuclear ambitions.
Venter digs deep into ancillary subjects, such as Iran'sfervor
on behalf of Shiite Islam, its missile program-developed alongside
its nuclear one-and the role of the Pasdaran (Revolutionary
Guards), whose tentacles have spread throughout the Middle East and
increasingly further afield. While noting Tehran's support of
terrorist groups such as Hizbollah, Venter follows closely how the
Persian homeland itself has progressed toward a strategic nuclear
capability that would make recent terrorist attacks look
obsolete.
Iran's Nuclear Option is essential reading for anyone with an
interest in global security and the perilous volatility of the
Middle East. It also comprises an indicator for America's own
options, should it be willing to counter the threat while time
remains, in favor of world peace rather than greater global
instability.
REVIEWS
"the place to turn for technical details and footnoted
references...offers the most systematic exposition to date about
Iran's nuclear program and its role in world affairs..." Middle
East Quarterly, Winter 2006
.,."of great interest to anyone watching the current nuclear
proliferation problem..."Parameters, Spring 2006
.,."a chilling insight into the scope and sophistication of
Iran's concerted, multi-decade quest for the atomic bomb... a
sobering blow by blow account of how Tehran managed diplomatically
to stall, mislead and confound the IAEA..."The National Interest
06/2005
"an outstanding survey of the threats the present Iranian regime
poses to the world. One of this books great strengths is how
carefully Venter documents Iran's efforts to obtain parts and
personnel for weapons building....shows clearly and convincingly
why stopping Iran's nuclear program is a cardinal interest notonly
for any particular state, but for humanity as a whole."Jerusalem
Political Studies Review, Fall 2005
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