Strategy in the second nuclear age : power, ambition, and the ultimate weapon / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes, editors.

Other author Yoshihara, Toshi.
Other author Holmes, James R., 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionvi, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy.
Strategic forces.
Security, International.

Contents Introduction / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes -- After proliferation: deterrence theory and emerging nuclear powers / Joshua Rovner -- South Africa's nuclear strategy: deterring "total onslaught" and "nuclear blackmail" in three stages / Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess -- The future of Chinese nuclear strategy / Christopher T. Yeaw, Andrew S. Erickson, and Michael S. Chase -- North Korea's nuclear weapons program: motivations, strategy, and doctrine / Terence Roehrig -- Changing perceptions of extended deterrence in Japan / James L. Schoff -- Thinking about the unthinkable: Tokyo's nuclear option / James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara -- India's nuclear strategy / Anupam Srivastava and Seema Gahlaut -- The future of India's undersea nuclear deterrent / Andrew C. Winner -- Pakistan's nuclear posture: thinking about the unthinkable? / Timothy D. Hoyt -- Regime type, nuclear reversals, and nuclear strategy: the ambiguous case of Iran / Scott A. Jones and James R. Holmes -- Conclusion: thinking about strategy in the second nuclear age / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012001503
ISBN9781589019287 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1589019288 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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