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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wirtz, James
Other Authors: Lavoy, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Nuclear nonproliferation.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Non-prolifération nucléaire.
Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale.
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons > Government policy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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