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ID076779
Title ProperRaising the risks of war
Other Title Informationdefence spending trends and competitive arms processes in East Asia
LanguageENG
AuthorHartfiel, Robert ;  Job, Brian L
Publication2007.
Summary / Abstract (Note)After a temporary downturn in many Asian states after the 1997 Economic Crisis defence expenditures are rising again. Although most states put internal and transborder security issues at the top of their list of potential threats, an examination of recent trends in regional defence expenditure trends and weapons acquisition patterns belies this. Resources are being directed predominately toward externally oriented weapons systems such as fighter aircraft, surface ships, submarines, and missiles of all types. The dramatic accumulation of such potentially destabilizing weapons systems, particularly in Asia's traditional flashpoints, risks fuelling competitive arms processes throughout the region.
`In' analytical NotePacific Review Vol. 20, No.1; Mar 2007: p1-22
Journal SourcePacific Review Vol. 20, No.1; Mar 2007: p1-22
Key WordsArms Races ;  Defence Spending ;  Conventional Weapons ;  Missile Proliferation ;  Missile Defence ;  Military Balance