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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
5. Contributors xv
6. Introduction: Investigating Nuclear Weapons in a New Era 1
7. Part I: Historical, Strategic, and Conceptual Perspectives
8. 1. Asia’s Security Environment: From Subordinate to Region Dominant System 37
9. 2. Exploring Roles, Strategies, and Implications: Historical and Conceptual Perspectives 78
10. Part II: National Nuclear Policies and Strategies
11. 3. The Nuclear Weapon States 111
12. 4. Russia: “New” Inconsistent Nuclear Thinking and Policy 134
13. 5. China: Dynamic Minimum Deterrence 161
14. 6. India: The Logic of Assured Retaliation 188
15. 7. Pakistan: The Dilemma of Nuclear Deterrence 215
16. 8. Israel: A Sui Generis Proliferator 241
17. 9. North Korea: Existential Deterrence and Diplomatic Leverage 269
18. 10. Iran: The Nuclear Quandary 296
19. 11. Nuclear Terrorism: Prospects in Asia 323
20. 12. Japan: New Nuclear Realism 347
21. 13. South Korea: Fears of Abandonment and Entrapment 373
22. 14. Taiwan: Conventional Deterrence, Soft Power, and the Nuclear Option 404
23. 15. Australia: Back to the Future? 429
24. 16. ASEAN: The Road Not Taken 451
25. Part III: Conclusion
26. 17. Nuclear Weapons and National Security: Far-Reaching Influence and Deterrence Dominance 479
27. 18. Reinforcing National Security and Regional Stability: The Implications of Nuclear Weapons and Strategies 508
28. Index 545
29. Also from Muthiah Alagappa 572