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100	1		_aHOWARD Roger
245			_aIran : _bthe other arms race / _cRoger Howard
260			_c2007
520			_aIf Iran gains nuclear weapons other countries in the region are likely to want them too, at least this is how a Middle Eastern arms race is often presented. But according to this article a nuclear arms race is not at all certain, instead it argues there would be a race to gain a clear advantage in the means to wage conventional wars. This is dangerous because a) the time scales for the acquisition of conventional weapons are much shorter than for nuclear ones, b) there is a lower threshold for launching conventional conflicts, and c) there is more chance of them spreading.
650			_aIRAN _xNUCLEAR WEAPONS
650			_aMIDDLE EAST _xARMS RACE
650			_aMIDDLE EAST _xREGIONAL STABILITY
773			_aRUSI Journal : _gVol 152 No1, February 2007, pp.58-60
945			_i21842-1001 _rN _sY
999			_c7738 _d7738