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Since the 1950s, Iran received encouragement, from the United States, to develop a nuclear energy program for peaceful purposes. Other nations, such as France and even China, assisted in the development of Iran’s nuclear capability. However, Iran’s war with Iraq in the 1980s gave impetus to the Iranians to develop nuclear weapons. What began as a program to bring modernity to Iran in the 1950s turned into a strategic nightmare for Israel and the United States in the 2000s. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and threatened United States interest in the Middle East. His means of destroying Israel would presumably be through a nuclear weapon. Israel and the United States must seriously consider Ahmadinejad’s rhetoric in order to develop a strategy for dealing with a nuclear-capable Iran. Israel’s options for dealing with Iran include diplomacy, deterrence, and military operations. This paper explores these three options by examining the Israeli and Iranian experiences in diplomacy, deterrence, and military operations. This paper assesses the successes and failures of Israel and Iran in their experiences at diplomacy, deterrence, and military operations, as well as examines the implications to United States security interests in the region.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
