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Nuclear weapons in China-US relations: a resilient connection / Huisken, Ron

Huisken, Ron	Journal Article
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2009.

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Following the revival of interest in a deliberate process of reduction in the nuclear arsenals, eventually to zero, this article looks at a dimension of this challenge that has been overshadowed by the Cold War US-Soviet/Russia nuclear relationship and its legacy, namely, how nuclear weapons have figured in the relationship between the US and China. The topic highlights itself both because East Asia exemplifies the full range of challenges that confront the quest for nuclear disarmament and because the US-China relationship has been singled out as likely to be the defining relationship of this century.

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Deterrence ; Taiwan ; United States ; China ; Korea ; Extended Deterrence ;
Nuclear Targeting

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Rules of civilized warfare': Scientists, soldiers, civilians, and American nuclear targeting, 1940 - 1945 / Malloy, Sean L

Malloy, Sean L	Journal Article
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2007.

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This essay explores the evolution of American nuclear targeting during World War II. Initial discussions in Washington focused on the use of the bomb against a military target. The assumption that cities would be the primary target for the atomic bomb apparently originated at Los Alamos in 1943 - 44, largely as a result of technical concerns related to the delivery and functioning of the weapon. Some high-level officials in Washington voiced reservations about the use of nuclear weapons against primarily civilian targets. Ultimately, the accumulated momentum of previous technical decisions and a desire to use the bomb as quickly as possible for military-diplomatic reasons convinced the President and his advisors to overcome reservations about targeting Japanese cities and civilians

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Atomic Bomb ; Nuclear Targeting ; World War II

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