1st Edition

Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

By Mark Fitzpatrick Copyright 2016
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

If the nuclear weapons club were to further expand, would America�s democratic allies in Northeast Asia be among the next entrants? Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all have robust civilian nuclear energy programmes that make them �virtual nuclear powers� according to many analysts. All three once pursued nuclear weapons and all face growing security threats from nuclear-armed adversaries. But will... Read more
Acknowledgements, Glossary, Introduction, Chapter One: Republic of Korea, Chapter Two: Japan, Chapter Three: Taiwan, Conclusions, Index

Biography

Mark Fitzpatrick