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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826101903321

Titolo

Over the horizon proliferation threats [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8047-8372-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LavoyPeter R <1961-> (Peter ReneĢ)

WirtzJames J. <1958->

Disciplina

327.1/747

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear weapons - Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acronyms; 1. Introduction - James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy; Part I: National Decisions in Perspective; 2. Japan's Nuclear Option - Katsuhisa Furukawa; 3. Will Taiwan Go Nuclear? - Arthur S. Ding; 4. Nuclear Proliferation and the Middle East's Security Dilemma: The Case of Saudi Arabia - James A. Russell; 5. Motivations and Capabilities to Acquire Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Weapons and Missiles: South Africa - Noel Stott; 6. Nuclear Energy and the Prospects for Nuclear Proliferation in Southeast Asia - Tanya Ogilvie-White and Michael S. Malley

7. Burma and Nuclear Proliferation - Andrew Selth 8. Hindsight and Foresight in South American Nonproliferation Trends in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela - Etel Solingen; 9. Ukraine: The Case of a "Nuclear Inheritor" - Isabelle Facon; Part II: Fostering Nonproliferation; 10. The NPT Regime and the Challenge of Shaping Proliferation Behavior - Christopher A. Ford; 11. Leveraging Proliferation Shocks - Lewis A. Dunn; 12. Intelligence, Interdiction, and Dissuasion: Lessons from the Campaign against Libyan Proliferation - Wyn Q. Bowen

13. Security Assurances and the Future of Proliferation - Bruno Tertrais 14. Options and New Dynamics: Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation in 2020 - Michael Moodie; 15. Conclusion - Jeffrey W. Knopf; Index



Sommario/riassunto

In every decade of the nuclear era, one or two states have developed nuclear weapons despite the international community's opposition to proliferation. In the coming years, the breakdown of security arrangements, especially in the Middle East and Northeast Asia, could drive additional countries to seek their own nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) weapons and missiles. This likely would produce greater instability, more insecure states, and further proliferation.  Are there steps concerned countries can take to anticipate, prevent, or dissuade the next generation of proliferators?  Are