Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia
Subtitle: The Quest for Security
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781403974662
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; East Asia, Far East; Political Science / Arms Control; International Relations - Arms Control; East Asia; Nuclear nonproliferation; Security, International
Description: The core principle underlying the strategy of nonproliferation acceptance of a two tier international nuclear order - has become unsustainable. Policy makers and those in the academic world need to turn their attention to exploring new proliferation management strategies premised first and foremost on recognizing that nuclear weapons are here to stay and that determined proliferators can not be stopped from going nuclear. Andrew O'Neil develops this argument in relation to the role of nuclear weapons in Northeast Asia, the engine house of world economic growth. To what extent does the failing strategy of nonproliferation pose serious challenges for Northeast Asia's security environment? Are there alternative strategies for managing nuclear weapons in the region? Should the presence of nuclear weapons in Northeast Asia necessarily be seen in exclusively negative terms, as many experts believe?