Fire in the East
Subtitle: the rise of Asian military power and the second nuclear age
By: Paul Bracken
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Weapons of mass destruction; World politics; Military policy; Armed Forces
Description: In this book, Professor Bracken reveals new details about the Iraqi missile and biological warfare program, showing how close Israel actually came to a germ attack during the Gulf War; explodes the comforting Western belief that "globalization" will inevitably lead Asian nations into peaceful economic competition.

In fact, he says, it works the other way: economic progress both spurs and makes possible the development of weapons of mass destruction; shows how American bases, allies, and interests are increasingly endangered by Asian nationalism; and teaches us how to navigate not the post-cold war era, but what he names The Second Nuclear Age.

Professor Bracken provides a new intellectual framework for a world in which being the only superpower poses as many dangers as it does opportunities. Fire in the East is a template for thinking about the future in the new global order.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.