Arms Transfer and National Security: an Interpretation of Iran's Perspective.

摘要

This memorandum focuses upon arms acquisition and national security, as essential and interrelated components of IRan's foreign and defense policy, within the context of Iran's strategic and economic significance to the West. The author considers the major factors contributing toward Iran's commitment to modernize its armed forces and evaluates the impact of arms acquisitions on Iran, on regional stability, and upon US-Iranian relations in the context of this critical region of the world.