"Leading Asian and security studies experts consider the question: What would happen if North Korea "goes nuclear?" and their answers are critical. Scholars and policymakers alike need to understand the implications not only for northeast Asian regional security, but also for the inte...

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Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore John Hopkins University 2014
Subjects:	Nuclear disarmament > Korea (North) Nuclear nonproliferation > Korea (North) Nuclear nonproliferation > East Asia Security, International > East Asia Kernwaffe Internationale Politik Ostasien Nordkorea Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	"Leading Asian and security studies experts consider the question: What would happen if North Korea "goes nuclear?" and their answers are critical. Scholars and policymakers alike need to understand the implications not only for northeast Asian regional security, but also for the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Moore's contributors evaluate political, economic, and security issues including: how South Korea, China, Japan, and Russia would react to such an event, and the possibility of a regional arms race; what diplomatic and strategic options the U.S. has; and how the global community's expectations regarding nuclear non-proliferation would be effected. Given the instability and mystery surrounding North Korean politics, scholarship on the implications of the country's nuclear capability is critical, which makes this volume with its unique focus a timely addition to the East Asian security studies field"--
Item Description:	Description based on print version record
Physical Description:	1 online resource (317 pages) illustrations
ISBN:	9781421410944 142141094X 9781421410951