Over the horizon proliferation threats / edited by James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lavoy, Peter R. (Peter René), 1961-

Wirtz, James J., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear weapons--Government policy.

Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 to seek their own nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) weapons and missiles. This likely would produce greater instability, more insecure states, and further proliferation. Are there steps concerned countries can take to anticipate, prevent, or dissuade the next generation of proliferators? Are

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Acronyms; 1. Introduction - James J. Wirtz and Peter R. Lavoy; Part I: National Decisions in Perspective; 2. Japan's Nuclear Option - Katsuhisa Furukawa; 3. Will Taiwan Go Nuclear? - Arthur S. Ding; 4. Nuclear Proliferation and the Middle East's Security Dilemma: The Case of Saudi Arabia - James A. Russell; 5. Motivations and Capabilities to Acquire Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Weapons and Missiles: South Africa - Noel Stott; 6. Nuclear Energy and the Prospects for Nuclear Proliferation in Southeast Asia - Tanya Ogilvie-White and Michael S. Malley

7. Burma and Nuclear Proliferation - Andrew Selth 8. Hindsight and Foresight in South American Nonproliferation Trends in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela - Etel Solingen; 9. Ukraine: The Case of a "Nuclear Inheritor" - Isabelle Facon; Part II: Fostering Nonproliferation; 10. The NPT Regime and the Challenge of Shaping Proliferation Behavior - Christopher A. Ford; 11. Leveraging Proliferation Shocks - Lewis A. Dunn; 12. Intelligence, Interdiction, and Dissuasion: Lessons from the Campaign against Libyan Proliferation - Wyn Q. Bowen

13. Security Assurances and the Future of Proliferation - Bruno Tertrais 14. Options and New Dynamics: Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation in 2020 - Michael Moodie; 15. Conclusion - Jeffrey W. Knopf; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804783729

0804783721

OCLC:

782878383