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

• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.1/747
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear nonproliferation; Nuclear weapons - Government policy
• Altri autori: LavoyPeter R <1961-> (Peter René) WirtzJames J. <1958->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Over the horizon proliferation threats
• ISBN: 0-8047-8372-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826101903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II