Iran's developing military capabilities / Anthony H. Cordesman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Iranian conventional forces -- Iranian military expenditures -- Iranian arms imports -- Other problems in Iran's military modernization -- The Iranian army -- Iranian tank strength -- Other Iranian armor -- Iranian antitank weapons -- Iranian artillery strength -- Iranian surface-to-surface missiles -- Iran's Scud B missiles -- Iran's Scud C missiles -- Iran's Shahab missiles -- Iranian army air defense systems -- Iranian army aviation -- Iranian army command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence -- Other aspects of Iranian army capability -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (the Pasdaran) -- The Quds (Qods) force -- The Basij and other paramilitary forces -- The Iranian navy -- Iranian antiship missiles and missile craft -- Iranian mine warfare capabilities -- Iranian amphibious assets -- Iranian naval air -- Iran's submarine forces -- The role of the IRGC's naval branch -- Iran's naval force deployments -- Iran's overall naval capabilities -- The Iranian air force -- Iranian air strength -- Iranian land-based air defense -- Iranian air force readiness and effectiveness -- Iranian capabilities to carry out attacks in the Gulf -- The Strait of Hormuz and Gulf shipping channels -- The Gulf coast and key facilities -- Saudi export facilities -- Increasing global dependence on Gulf exports -- Iranian proliferation and weapons of mass destruction -- The status of the Iranian chemical weapons program -- The status of the Iranian biological weapons program -- The status of the Iranian nuclear program -- The uncertain character of nuclear facilities -- Nuclear developments in 2003 and 2004 -- Iran's nuclear weapons development options -- Possible dates for Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons -- Iran's nuclear war-fighting doctrine and capabilities.