| ID | 132005 |
| Title Proper | Asian attraction |
| Other Title Information | pivotal priorities and nuclear dangers in U.S. security policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cimbala, Stephen J |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United States' military-strategic pivot toward Asia is motived by concerns about a rising China, about the increased significance of Asia on the world economic and political stages, and about the growing risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear first use in that region. Nuclear Asia already numbers five acknowledged or de facto nuclear weapons states among its members: Russia, China, North Korea, India, and Pakistan. Failure to reverse North Korea's nuclear weapons status or political distrust among other powers may increase the number of Asian nuclear weapons states (including states with prospective nuclear-missile reach into Asia) to eight, creating an Asian-Middle Eastern nuclear arms race that defies containment. On the other hand, an alternative presents itself, in the form of a multilateral nuclear arms reduction agreement that would create three tiers of accepted nuclear weapons states and bar the door to new admits. |
| `In' analytical Note | Comparative Strategy Vol.33, No.2; April-June 2014: p.177-188 |
| Journal Source | Comparative Strategy Vol.33, No.2; April-June 2014: p.177-188 |
| Key Words | Asian Order ; Asian Security ; Pivotal Priorities ; Nuclear Threat ; United States - US ; Security Policy - US ; Nuclear Regime ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Arsenals ; Nuclear Doctrine ; Nuclear Weapons Development ; International Treaty ; International Organization - IO ; Nuclear Disarmament ; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - NPT ; Nuclear Treaty ; Nuclear Accord ; Nuclear Proliferation ; Asian Nuclear Weapons ; Security Dilemmas ; World Economy ; Political Support ; Rising Power ; Rising China |