Beyond nuclear ambiguity : the Iranian nuclear crisis and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action / Michele Gerli.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195).

PART I INTRODUCTION TO THE NUCLEAR CRISIS -- Chapter 1 The History of the Iranian Nuclear Program -- 1. The Origins of Nuclear Program under the Shah (1957-1974) -- 2. The Shah’s Ambiguous Shift (1974-1978) -- 3. The Islamic Revolution and the Lost Decade (1979-1989) -- 4. The Quiet before the Storm (1989-2002) -- Chapter 2 The Scientific Background of Nuclear Energy -- 1. Basic Concepts -- 2. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle -- Chapter 3 The Non-Proliferation Regime -- 1. The Legal Framework -- Part II The Nuclear Crisis -- Chapter 4 The First Nuclear Crisis (2002-2005) -- 1. The Breakout of the Nuclear Crisis -- 2. Disclosure -- 3. The Intervention of the EU3 and the Teheran Declaration -- 4. The Brussels Agreement -- 5. From Brussels to Paris -- 6. The Collapse of the Paris Agreement -- Chapter 5 The Second Nuclear Crisis (2005-2008) -- 1. Toward the UN Security Council -- 2. Resolution 1696 (2006) -- 3. Resolution 1737 (2006) -- 4. Resolution 1747 (2007) -- 5. The Work Plan -- 6. The US National Intelligence Estimate -- 7. Resolution 1803 (2008) -- 8. The 2008 Proposal -- 9. Resolution 1835 (2008) -- Chapter 6 Nuclear Impasse (2009-2013) -- 1. The Openings of Obama and the Iranian Elections of June 2009 -- 2. The Fuel Swap Proposal -- 3. The Joint Teheran Declaration -- 4. Resolution 1929 (2010) -- 5. Stuxnet and the Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists -- 6. The Russian Step-by-Step Plan -- 7. Diplomatic Impasse -- Chapter 7 The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2013-2015) -- 1. The Wind of Change -- 2. The Joint Plan of Action -- 3. The First Extension of the JPOA -- 4. The Second Extension of the JPOA -- 5. Toward the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -- 6. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -- 7. The Nuclear Related Measures -- 8. Sanctions -- 9. The Implementation Plan -- 10. The Dispute Resolution Mechanism -- 11. Assessment of the JCPOA -- Conclusion -- References -- Documents and Reports

The objective of the book was to illustrate the trajectory of Iranian nuclear crisis from the origins of the nuclear program to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly referred as the nuclear deal. The guiding thread was the concept of "nuclear ambiguity", which was addressed in the following terms: the civilian-military application of the atom constituted the primary source and was further exacerbated by several loopholes in the non-proliferation regime; Teheran exploited both sources and developed a large program with possible military dimensions. The JCPOA attempted to break this trend by limiting Iran's program only to peaceful goals and by creating an unprecedented inspection mechanism. In other words, it attempted to go beyond the previous history of ambiguity.