Asia, the US and Extended Nuclear Deterrence: Atomic Umbrellas in the Twenty-First Century

Provides the first detailed analysis of the way in which extended nuclear deterrence operates in contemporary Asia. O'Neil uses a theoretical and historical framework to analyse the contemporary and future dynamics of extended nuclear deterrence in Asia and challenges many of the existing orthodox perspectives on the topic.

Author: Andrew O'Neil
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/07/2013
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780415644945

About the Author

Andrew O'Neil is the Director of the Griffith Asia Institute and a Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. Before entering academia in 2000, he was a strategic analyst with Australia's Intelligence Community. He is the author of Nuclear Proliferation in Northeast Asia: The Quest for Security (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).