Abstract | Keywords | Export | Availability | Bookmark

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Under what conditions would the democracies in Northeast Asia seek to join the nuclear weapons club ? Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are threshold nuclear powers by virtue of their robust civilian nuclear-energy programmes. All three once pursued nuclear weapons and all face nuclear-armed adversaries. This book analyses these past nuclear pursuits and current proliferation drivers. It considers how long it would take each to build a nuclear weapon if such a fateful decision were made but does not predict such a scenario. Unlike when each previously went down a nuclear path, democracy and a free press now prevail as barriers to building bombs in the basement. Reliance on US defence commitments is a better security alternative - as long as such guarantees remain credible. But extended deterrence is not a barrier to proliferation of sensitive nuclear technologies. Nuclear hedging by its Northeast Asian partners will challenge Washington's nuclear diplomacy.

BPB1602 --- Taïwan --- Arme nucléaire --- Japon --- Corée du Sud --- Coreea de Sud --- Coreia do Sul --- Южна Корея --- Südkorea --- Corea del Sud --- Zuid-Korea --- Jižní Korea --- Etelä-Korea --- Јужна Кореја --- Južna Koreja --- Južná Kórea --- Korea Południowa --- il-Korea t'Isfel --- Koreja (Južna) --- Dél-Korea --- Sydkorea --- An Chóiré Theas --- Korea e Jugut --- South Korea --- Corea del Sur --- Νότια Κορέα --- Lõuna-Korea --- Dienvidkoreja --- Pietų Korėja --- Republika Korei --- Republika Koreja --- République de Corée --- Republic of Korea --- Δημοκρατία της Κορέας --- Republiek Korea --- Republikken Korea --- Republica Coreea --- die Republik Korea --- Korejas Republika --- Korean tasavalta --- Република Кореја --- Republika e Koresë --- Korea --- República de Corea --- Korėjos Respublika --- Korejská republika --- Repubblica di Corea --- Republiken Korea --- Koreai Köztársaság --- Corea (R) --- República da Coreia --- Kórejská republika --- Korea Vabariik --- ir-Repubblika tal-Korea --- Република Корея --- Япония --- Japan --- Japán --- Ιαπωνία --- Japani --- Јапан --- Japāna --- Japonsko --- il-Ġappun --- Japonska --- Japón --- Japonia --- Giappone --- Jaapan --- Japão --- An tSeapáin --- Japonija --- Јапонија --- Japonské císařství --- Парламентарна Уставна Монархија Јапонија --- Nippon --- armë bërthamore --- Kernwaffe --- ядрено оръжие --- branduolinis ginklas --- arme nucleare --- nuklearno oružje --- arma nuclear --- нуклеарно оружје --- jadrová zbraň --- arm núicléach --- ydinase --- atomvåben --- kernwapen --- jaderná zbraň --- πυρηνικά όπλα --- nukleáris fegyver --- arma nukleari --- jedrsko orožje --- broń jądrowa --- kärnvapen --- tuumarelv --- arma nucleare --- kodolierocis --- nuclear weapon --- Nuklearwaffe --- atomová zbraň --- branduolinė bomba --- atomic bomb --- nuklearna naprava --- atomierocis --- neutronbomb --- jedrska naprava --- arme atomique --- neutronová bomba --- ydinpommi --- bombe à hydrogène --- bombe à neutrons --- atomvapen --- bomba termonucleare --- arma nucleare di teatro --- атомна бомба --- bomba atomowa --- termonukleární zbraň --- nevtronska bomba --- atómová bomba --- хидрогенска бомба --- atómová zbraň --- nukleární zbraň --- vätebomb --- hidrogénbomba --- Atombombe --- atombomba --- atomic weapon --- aatompomm --- waterstofbom --- pajisje bërthamore --- hidrogenska bomba --- υδρογονοβόμβα --- engin nucléaire --- bomba de neutrões --- nuklearna bomba --- nukleart sprænglegeme --- atoombom --- bombe atomique --- atomfegyver --- bomba H --- atomipommi --- dispositivo nucleare --- ατομική βόμβα --- bombë me neutrone --- atominė bomba --- brintbombe --- neitronu bumba --- βόμβα νετρονίου --- atomsko oružje --- potenziale atomico --- bomba neutronowa --- vetypommi --- atombombe --- atominis ginklas --- kodolbruņojums --- neutroninė bomba --- arma nucleare operativa --- bomba de hidrogénio --- arma atómica --- ūdeņraža bumba --- aparato nuclear --- aatomirelv --- bomba de neutrones --- bomba N --- engenho explosivo nuclear --- bombë atomike --- bombë me hidrogjen --- nuclear bomb --- tuumapomm --- bomba atomica --- kärnladdning --- Neutronenbombe --- armë atomike --- kernevåben --- jadrová bomba --- атомска бомба --- testata nucleare --- nukleáris bomba --- neutron bomb --- neutronbomba --- bombă atomică --- bomba a neutroni --- neutronbombe --- atomska bomba --- ατομικά όπλα --- branduolinis įtaisas --- bomba nuclear --- atom bomb --- neutronipommi --- vesinikupomm --- atombomb --- neitronbumba --- bombë bërthamore --- atomová bomba --- broń nuklearna --- arma atomica --- Atomwaffe --- βόμβα υδρογόνου --- vandenilinė bomba --- armán núicléach --- atoomwapen --- πυρηνικός μηχανισμός --- атомско оружје --- neutrónová bomba --- vodikova bomba --- atombumba --- vodíková puma --- neutronenbom --- hydrogen bomb --- bomba de hidrógeno --- bomba atómica --- ydinlataus --- atomiase --- bomba a idrogeno --- arme atomice --- neutronpomm --- Wasserstoffbombe --- arsenale atomico --- kodolsistēma --- bomba all'idrogeno --- vodíková bomba --- bomba wodorowa --- hydrogenbombe --- nuclear device --- Taiwan --- Taiwán --- Ταϊβάν --- Тајван --- An Téaváin --- it-Tajwan --- Taivāna --- Tajvan --- Taivanas --- Tajvani --- Tajwan --- Тайван --- Tchaj-wan --- República da China (Taiwan) --- Republiek China (Taiwan) --- República China (Taiwán) --- Republik China (Taiwan) --- Formoza --- Kínai Köztársaság (Tajvan) --- Republiken Kina (Taiwan) --- Republika Kina na Tajvanu --- Republika Kitajska (Tajvan) --- Ķīnas Republika (Taivāna) --- Formosa --- Kinijos Respublika (Taivanas) --- Republikken Kina (Taiwan) --- Poblacht na Síne (an Téaváin) --- Repubblica di Cina (Taiwan) --- Формоза --- Δημοκρατία της Κίνας (Ταϊβάν) --- Republica Chineză (Taiwan) --- ir-Repubblika taċ Ċina (it-Tajwan) --- Formóza --- Китайска република (Тайван) --- Čínská republika (Tchaj-wan) --- Republic of China (Taiwan) --- Čínska republika (Taiwan) --- Republika e Kinës --- République de Chine (Taïwan) --- Φορμόζα --- Republika Chi´nska (Tajwan) --- Formose --- Република Кина (Тајван) --- Polemology