Unthinkable : Iran, the bomb, and American strategy
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-512) and index.

A former CIA analyst with twenty-five years of experience working on the Middle East, explores America's intractable problem with Iran, Tehran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, and the pro­longed clash that led us to this point. Pollack lays out key solutions to the Iran nuclear question, explaining and assessing the options for American policymakers: Redoubling our efforts at a carrot-and-stick approach that combines negotiations and sanctions -- Aiding the Iranian opposition to bring about a popular form of regime change -- An Israeli military strike -- The American military option -- Containing a nuclear Iran -- Insightful, powerful, and balanced in its approach, Unthinkable is one of the most thought­ful and important books on foreign policy in the past decade.