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How did Iran's nuclear program evolve from a U.S.-supported initiative during the Cold War into one of the world's most contentious national security challenges?

In this episode of At the Boundary, GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow Manolis Priniotakis sits down with Dr. Seena Azodi, Director of the Middle East Studies MA Program at George Washington University and author of Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran, and the Nuclear Question.

In his studies, Dr. Azodi found a lack of information on Iran’s nuclear history and politics from the Iranian’s point of view, most being from the western perspective. The conversation in this episode will take you through his findings as he compiled this information. They will discuss the historical context, events leading up to Tehran’s decisions, and the growing tension between Iran and the United States.

This is an excellent deep dive into Middle East affairs and nuclear strategy from two experts in their fields.

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Links from this episode:

• “Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran and the Nuclear Question” by Dr. Sina Azodi.

• The Journal of Strategic Security: Volume 19, Number 2

• “Leaning Seaward: Japan as a Maritime Great Power” by Dr. Geoffrey Gresh

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