V. V. EVSEEV. MILITARY AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE. Moscow: Institute of Problems of Science Development of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2010, 240 p. The book provides an analysis of the Iranian nuclear problem, assesses the country's nuclear missile potential in the light of the Iran-Israel confrontation, the attitude of the United States and Russia to this problem,as well as China, which is trying to position itself as a responsible state and in the future a world power center equal to the United States. It is noted that since the seizure of the US Embassy building in Tehran by a group of students in November 1979, diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States have still been interrupted. American diplomats were held for 44 days, but this did not lead to US military action against Iran. Meanwhile, as the author of the monograph writes, the US military potential is so great that it is enough to launch massive bomb attacks on Iran for a long time (the "Yugoslav scenario") and completely destroy the military-industrial potential of Iran. Almost 35 years have passed, and now the United States is seriously preparing to start such a war, specifying the location of targets for a possible strike on Iran and being in close proximity to this country. The main reason for a future war is the danger of Iran developing its own nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them anywhere in the world. It is clear that this cannot but worry Russia, which is forced to maneuver between Iran and the United States. Russia, according to the author, to a greater extent than the EU, tried to slow down the development of the Iranian nuclear crisis. At the same time, it managed to retain the right to cooperate with Iran in the field of nuclear energy by completing the Bushehr nuclear power plant and supplying it with nuclear fuel. It supplied Iran with modern diesel submarines, combat aircraft and helicopters, anti-aircraft and missile systems, and various ty ... Read more