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Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats.

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wirtz, James
Otros Autores: Lavoy, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Contributors; Acronyms; 1. Introduction; PART I: NATIONAL DECISIONS IN PERSPECTIVE; 2. Japan's Nuclear Option; 3. Will Taiwan Go Nuclear?; 4. Nuclear Proliferation and the Middle East's Security Dilemma: The Case of Saudi Arabia; 5. Motivations and Capabilities to Acquire Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Weapons and Missiles: South Africa; 6. Nuclear Energy and the Prospects for Nuclear Proliferation in Southeast Asia; 7. Burma and Nuclear Proliferation.
  • 8. Hindsight and Foresight in South American Nonproliferation Trends in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela9. Ukraine: The Case of a "Nuclear Inheritor"; Part II: Fostering Nonproliferation; 10. The NPT Regime and the Challenge of Shaping Proliferation Behavior; 11. Leveraging Proliferation Shocks; 12. Intelligence, Interdiction, and Dissuasion: Lessons from the Campaign against Libyan Proliferation; 13. Security Assurances and the Future of Proliferation; 14. Options and New Dynamics: Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation in 2020; 15. Conclusion; Index.