DENIAL AND JEOPARDY: DETERRING IRANIAN USE OF NBC WEAPONS
CONTENTS
1. THINKING ABOUT REGIONAL DETERRENCE
2. SHIŽISM AND IRANIAN ISLAMIC RADICALISM
National Interest Vice Regime-Driven Behaviors
Risk Tolerance
Iranian Political Structures
Truth, Deception, and the Iranian Personality
The "Righteous Minority"
Martyrdom and the Cult of Death
3. THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
Ideology, Structure, Strength
IRGC Virulence and Independence
IRGC Role in Weapons Procurement
Navy as Vanguard of NBC
The Iranian Army: Bringing Revolutionary Dogma to the Masses
4. IRANIAN NATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Offensive Versus Defensive Jihad
Justification for War
5. IRANIAN NBC POLICY, CAPABILITIES, AND EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
Iranian NBC Policy
NBC and Missile Capability
Employment Strategy and Doctrine
Employment Scenarios
Unreliability of Current U.S. Position
Deterrence by Denial
Deterrence by Jeopardy