TY - BOOK AU - DELPECH Therese TI - Iran and the bomb: the abdication of international responsibility SN - 9780231700061 (hbk) : PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION KW - IRAN KW - FOREIGN RELATIONS N1 - First published as L'Iran, la bombe et la demission des nations. Editions Autrement : Paris, 2006 N2 - According to this book Iran has a long standing ambition to achieve a nuclear weapons capability and may be close to achieving that aim. Discusses Iran's pivotal role not only in the region but also as one of the world's major oil producers. Considers how Iran's nuclear ambitions are viewed by various states including China, Russia, USA, North Korea, Egypt, India and Pakistan ER -