Nuclear Iran: Birth of an Atomic State
Observation of Iran nuclear programs by David Patrikarakos
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Nuclear Iran: Birth of an Atomic State is a 2012 book by the writer David Patrikarakos. The book documented Iran's growing nuclear capabilities, the increasing global tensions surrounding them, and US and Israeli suspicions that they could be a guise for the development of a new nuclear weapons programme.
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| Author | David Patrikarakos |
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| Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
| Publication date | 2012 |
Nuclear Iran was named as a New York Times Editor's Choice and nominated for the 2013 Total Politics Book Awards.[1][2] Bill Keller, writing in The New York Times described it as "a cleareyed history of the Iranian nuclear program, enriched by access to a number of key participants and a wealth of scholarly empathy."[3]
The book was welcomed for its "long-term perspective" by Paul Rogers who noted that "the era of the Shah is key, especially after the huge hike in oil prices in 1973-4".[4] It was further termed "minutely researched, deeply immersive, and written with flair" by Tablet magazine.[5]
