Arms Control in Asia - Hardcover

Arms Control in Asia

Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 ASEAN the ARF and the United Nations 3 Japan and the subcontinent?s nuclear tests 4 Nuclear weapon free Southeast Asia 5 China and North Korea old friends new challenges 6 South Asian nuclear arms control strategic factors 7 China?s pragmatic rise 8 Counter-terrorism cooperation in Southeast Asia 9 India in the age of terror 10 ASEAN and non-interference Bibliography IndexMany nations around the world today possess or have the means to procure weapons of mass destruction They may be nuclear chemical biological other types of weapons which can be delivered through a variety of means It is mainly the more powerful wealthy countries that have such weapons although some poorer nations are also acquiring them In recent years there have been movements and treaties to help control the flow and deployment of arms be they landmines small arms or weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weaponsAs the nuclear weapon states continue to reduce their nuclear arsenals and international efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons are reinvigorated South Asia remains a unique region almost entirely unencumbered by nuclear arms control Nuclear weapons and arms control in South Asia after the test Ban sheds new light on the risks of the current standoff the hidden costs of the nuclear options and the domestic sources of the regions inertia Since the mid 1950s China has made strong efforts within its limited economic and technical capabilities to develop a modest nuclear force and related delivery systems 280 pp. Artikel-Nr. 98254

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