Strategy in the second nuclear age power, ambition, and the ultimate weapon /
Strategy in the second nuclear age power, ambition, and the ultimate weapon /
Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes, editors.
- Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (vi, 250 pages) illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / After proliferation: deterrence theory and emerging nuclear powers / South Africa's nuclear strategy: deterring "total onslaught" and "nuclear blackmail" in three stages / The future of Chinese nuclear strategy / North Korea's nuclear weapons program: motivations, strategy, and doctrine / Changing perceptions of extended deterrence in Japan / Thinking about the unthinkable: Tokyo's nuclear option / India's nuclear strategy / The future of India's undersea nuclear deterrent / Pakistan's nuclear posture: thinking about the unthinkable? / Regime type, nuclear reversals, and nuclear strategy: the ambiguous case of Iran / Conclusion: thinking about strategy in the second nuclear age / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes -- Joshua Rovner -- Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess -- Christopher T. Yeaw, Andrew S. Erickson, and Michael S. Chase -- Terence Roehrig -- James L. Schoff -- James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara -- Anupam Srivastava and Seema Gahlaut -- Andrew C. Winner -- Timothy D. Hoyt -- Scott A. Jones and James R. Holmes -- Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes.
9781589019294
Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy.
Strategic forces.
Security, International.
Electronic Books.
U263 / .S773 2012
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / After proliferation: deterrence theory and emerging nuclear powers / South Africa's nuclear strategy: deterring "total onslaught" and "nuclear blackmail" in three stages / The future of Chinese nuclear strategy / North Korea's nuclear weapons program: motivations, strategy, and doctrine / Changing perceptions of extended deterrence in Japan / Thinking about the unthinkable: Tokyo's nuclear option / India's nuclear strategy / The future of India's undersea nuclear deterrent / Pakistan's nuclear posture: thinking about the unthinkable? / Regime type, nuclear reversals, and nuclear strategy: the ambiguous case of Iran / Conclusion: thinking about strategy in the second nuclear age / Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes -- Joshua Rovner -- Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess -- Christopher T. Yeaw, Andrew S. Erickson, and Michael S. Chase -- Terence Roehrig -- James L. Schoff -- James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara -- Anupam Srivastava and Seema Gahlaut -- Andrew C. Winner -- Timothy D. Hoyt -- Scott A. Jones and James R. Holmes -- Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes.
9781589019294
Nuclear warfare.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy.
Strategic forces.
Security, International.
Electronic Books.
U263 / .S773 2012