Incluye índice
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 Hassan Khan and Peter J. 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 Katsuhisa 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