The long shadow nuclear weapons and security in 21st century Asia

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Other Authors: Alagappa, Muthiah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: investigating nuclear weapons in a new era / Muthiah Alagappa
  • Pt. 1. Historical, strategic, and conceptual perspectives
  • Asia's security environment: from subordinate to region dominant system / Muthiah Alagappa
  • Exploring roles, strategies, and implications: historical and conceptual perspectives / Muthiah Alagappa
  • Pt. 2. National nuclear policies and strategies: the nuclear weapon states
  • United States: nuclear policy at a crossroads / James J. Wirtz
  • Russia: "new" inconsistent nuclear thinking and policy / Yury Fedorov
  • China: dynamic minimum deterrence / Chu Shulong and Rong Yu
  • India: the logic of assured retaliation / Rajesh Rajagopalan
  • Pakistan: the dilemma of nuclear deterrence / Feroz Khan and Peter R. Lavoy
  • Israel: a sui generis proliferator / Avner Cohen
  • Aspirant states and non-state actors
  • North Korea: existential deterrence and diplomatic leverage / John S. Park and Dong Sun Lee
  • Iran: the nuclear quandary / Devin T. Hagerty
  • Nuclear terrorism: prospects in Asia / S. Paul Kapur
  • Allies of nuclear weapon states
  • Japan: new nuclear realism / Michael J. Green and Katuhisa Furukawa
  • South Korea: fears of abandonment and entrapment / Kang Choi and Joon-Sung Park
  • Taiwan: conventional deterrence, soft power, and the nuclear option / Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang
  • Australia: back to the future? / Rod Lyon
  • Southeast Asia
  • ASEAN: the road not taken / Tan See Seng
  • Pt. 3. Conclusion
  • Nuclear weapons and national security: far-reaching influence and deterrence dominance / Muthiah Alagappa
  • Reinforcing national security and regional stability: the implications of nuclear weapons and strategies / Muthiah Alagappa.