Alliances, nuclear weapons and escalation : managing deterrence in the 21st century / / edited by Stephan Frühling and Andrew O'Neil

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910513583303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021; Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 9781760464912; 1760464910; 1760464902
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 223 pages)
• Soggetti: Deterrence (Strategy) - History - 21st century; Nuclear weapons; Deterrence (Strategy); United States Foreign relations China; China Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Indo-Pacific Region; Indo-Pacific Region Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation -- Part I: Alliances, Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific -- 2. US Defence Strategy and Alliances in the Indo-Pacific -- 3. Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship -- 4. US Allies and Nuclear Weapons Cooperation -- 5. The Future of Arms Control and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific -- Part II: Political-Military Challenges in Alliance Planning for Escalation -- 6. NATO: Ambiguity about Escalation in a Multinational Alliance -- 7. South Korea: The Limits of Operational Integration -- 8. Japan: The Political Costs of Deterrence -- 9. Australia: Maximising Discretion in an Untested Alliance -- Part III: Nuclear Weapons and ; Non-Nuclear Capabilities -- 10. New Capabilities and Nuclear Deterrence in Europe -- 11. Nuclear Sharing and NATO as a 'Nuclear Alliance' -- 12. US Nuclear Weapons and US Alliances in North-East Asia -- 13. The Impact of New Capabilities on the Regional Deterrence Architecture in North-East Asia -- 14. Australia's Shrinking Advantages: How Technology Might Defeat Geography -- Part IV: Bringing the Public Along: Talking about Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence -- 15. Non-Nuclear Allies and Declaratory Policy: The NATO Experience -- 16. Public Communication on Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament: The Challenge for Australia -- 17. On 'Campaigning' for Nuclear Deterrence -- Conclusions -- 18. Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century -- Author Biographies -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultimate means for deterrence and controlling escalation, and are central to US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. However, allies themselves need to better prepare for managing escalation in an increasingly challenging geostrategic and technological environment for the US and its allies. While the challenge of great power competition is acute at both ends of Eurasia, adversary threats, geography and the institutional context of US alliances differ. This book brings together leading experts from Europe, Northeast Asia, the United States and Australia to focus on these challenges, identify commonalities and differences across regions, and pinpoint ways to collectively manage nuclear deterrence and potential escalation pathways in America's 21st century alliances."--