02340cam a2200361 a 4500 17452455 20170105102846.0 120904s2013 enk b 001 0 eng c 2012036080 9780415644938 (hbk) 9780415644945 (pbk) 9780203374535 (ebk) NIC/DLC NIC DLC pcc a------ n-us--- UA830 .O54 2013 355.0217 23 O'Neil, Andrew. Asia, the US and extended nuclear deterrence : atomic umbrellas in the twenty-first century / Andrew O'Neil. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. xii 176 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "Since the end of the Cold War, significant attention has focussed on the issue of nuclear deterrence and in particular whether formal nuclear security guarantees from nuclear weapons states to non-nuclear weapons states involving the possible use of nuclear weapons have a place in the twenty-first century global strategic landscape. Growing support for nuclear disarmament in the US and elsewhere has seen witnessed serious doubts being raised about the ongoing utility of extended nuclear deterrence. This book provides the first detailed analysis of the way in which extended nuclear deterrence operates in contemporary Asia. It addresses the following key questions: What does the role of extended nuclear deterrence in Asia tell us about the broader role of extended nuclear deterrence in the contemporary international system? Is this role likely to change significantly in the years ahead? O'Neil uses a theoretical and historical framework to analyse the contemporary and future dynamics of extended nuclear deterrence in Asia and challenges many of the existing orthodox perspectives on the topic"-- Nuclear weapons Asia. Nuclear arms control Asia. Deterrence (Strategy) Asia. Security, International Asia. Asia Military relations United States. United States Military relations Asia. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 14075 14075 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-08-16 0 355.0217 NEI 2013 CIPS0000420 2013-08-16 2013-08-16 BK