228 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Asia has the world’s highest concentration of nuclear weapons and the most significant recent developments related to nuclear proliferation, as well as the world’s most critical conflicts and considerable political instability. The containment and prevention of nuclear proliferation, especially in Asia, continues to be a grave concern for the international community. This book provides a... Read more

Introduction

Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani

1. Shifts in the Global Nuclear Landscape

Shashank Joshi

2. A Nuclear Revival? The Changing Role of Nuclear Weapons in Global Security

Christoph Bluth

3. Nuclear Security – Transcending the Policy Objectives of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

Bahram Ghiassee

4. Human Security Approach to Nuclear Disarmament: Towards a Nuclear-Free World?

Elli Kytomaki

5. Non-Proliferation through Forceful Persuasion? The American Coercive Diplomacy on the ‘Axis of Evil’

Seunghoon Paik

6. Understanding Israel's Nuclear Ambiguity

Houchang Hassan-Yari

7. China’s Nuclear Modernisation: The Evolution of Chinese Nuclear Doctrine, Strategic Ambiguities and Implications for Sino-US Relations

James Johnson and Andrew Futter

8. "Eating Grass": Pakistani Nuclear Capabilities, a Brief Historical Background and the Danger of Proliferation

Mohammad Vaziri

9. South Asia’s Emerging Military Postures and Challenges for Regional Stability

Adil Sultan

Concluding Remarks

Ariabarzan Mohammadi

Biography

Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani is a Visiting Fellow at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK.

Ariabarzan Mohammadi is a Research Assistant at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK.