TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alagappa,Muthiah
TI  - The long shadow: nuclear weapons and security in 21st century Asia 
SN  - 9780804760874
U1  - 355.0217095 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Stanford, California
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Nuclear weapons
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Asia
KW  - National security
KW  - Security, International
KW  - Military policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 -- Nuclear weapons: exploring roles, strategies, and implications / 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 / Shulong Chu and Yu Rong -- India: the logic of assured retaliation / Rajesh Rajagopalan -- Pakistan: the tragic dilemma of nuclear deterrence / Feroz Khan and Peter 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: fear 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 / See Seng Tan -- Pt. 3. Conclusion.  Nuclear weapons and national security: indirect but far reaching influence / Muthiah Alagappa -- Reinforcing national security and regional stability: the implications of nuclear weapons and strategies / Muthiah Alagappa
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