Russia and the Iranian Nuclear Program: Replay or Breakthrough?

Abstract

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Institute for National Strategic Studies-National Defense University -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- The S-300 System: Why So Important? -- The S-300 Contract: Inconclusive Early Years -- Tehran Research Reactor Talks Do More Damage -- Crunch Point: Resolution 1929 -- The S-300 Contract: New Life, New Frustrations -- Coup de Grace: The S-300 -- Debate Over Sanctions -- Ties Bad but Manageable -- The S-300 Contract: Negotiations Go Forward -- The Engagement Imperative -- Taking Stock and Peering Ahead -- Evolving Assessment of the Iranian Nuclear Threat -- Central Asia and Caucasus: Eternal Worries -- The S-300 Contract: Deal Clinched -- Middle East: Regional Calculations -- The Ever-present American Angle -- Moscow versus Washington: A Key Point -- Reacting to the November IAEA Report -- The S-300 Contract: The Deal Unravels -- Would Russia Welcome Military Action Against Iran? -- Will Putin Change Policy? -- About the Author -- Center for Strategic Research Senior Fellows.