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Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation : Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century
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Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation : Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century.
ISBN
9781760464912
9781760464905
Edition
1st ed.
Publication
Canberra : ANU Press, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
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1 online resource (234 pages)
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Summary
In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultimate means for deterrence and controlling escalation, and are central to US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
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Print version: ühling, Stephan Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation Canberra : ANU Press,c2021
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Language
English
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April 03, 2023
Contents
Intro
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation
Part I: Alliances, Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific
2. US Defence Strategy and Alliances in the Indo-Pacific
3. Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship
4. US Allies and Nuclear Weapons Cooperation
5. The Future of Arms Control and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific
Part II: Political-Military Challenges in Alliance Planning for Escalation
6. NATO: Ambiguity about Escalation in a Multinational Alliance
7. South Korea: The Limits of Operational Integration
8. Japan: The Political Costs of Deterrence
9. Australia: Maximising Discretion in an Untested Alliance
Part III: Nuclear Weapons and Non‑Nuclear Capabilities
10. New Capabilities and Nuclear Deterrence in Europe
11. Nuclear Sharing and NATO as a 'Nuclear Alliance'
12. US Nuclear Weapons and US Alliances in North-East Asia
13. The Impact of New Capabilities on the Regional Deterrence Architecture in North-East Asia
14. Australia's Shrinking Advantages: How Technology Might Defeat Geography
Part IV: Bringing the Public Along: Talking about Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence
15. Non-Nuclear Allies and Declaratory Policy: The NATO Experience
16. Public Communication on Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament: The Challenge for Australia
17. On 'Campaigning' for Nuclear Deterrence
Conclusions
18. Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century
Author Biographies
Index.
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