ISSN 1027-0353
African Journal of Political Science ISSN 3461-2165 Vol. 10 (12), pp. 001-007, December, 2016. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Which way to Tehran? Pre-emptive air strike, cumulative diplomacy, technical isolation and the Iranian nuclear crises
Henry U. Ufomba1* and Robert O. Dode2
1Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies, Loughborough University, Leichestershire, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
2Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Accepted 12 April, 2016
Abstract
The issue of nuclear proliferation and its impact on the security of humanity remains the critical focus of policies and scholarships on international security since the decade following World War II. Thus, it is within this context that the Iranian nuclear programme has received so much resistance by Washington despite the lack of proof that the former been a signatory of the non-proliferation treaty has a nuclear military agenda. While scholars and policymakers have called for a pre-emptive air strike to cripple the Iranian nuclear facilities, or at least a diplomatic headway, this paper takes a divergent path. Making a technical analysis of the Iranian nuclear programme, this paper concludes that the crisis can best be solved through what it refers to as ‘technical isolation’.
Key words: Technical isolation, preemptive air strike, cumulative diplomacy, nuclear technology, WMD.