Summary Why have nuclear weapons not been used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? Nina Tannenwald disputes the conventional answer of ‘deterrence’ in favour of…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary Conventional wisdom has long assumed that nuclear proliferation is inevitable. But as the author points out, the avowed nuclear powers have remained restricted to…
Summary Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable…
Continue reading Cirincione, Joseph, Jon B. Wolfsthal, and Miriam Rajkumar
Summary Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to…
Summary Japan’s Nuclear Option: Security, Politics, and Policy in the 21st Century is the culmination of a joint US-Japan task force assembled to examine the…
Summary On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by the shockwaves of a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake originating less than 50 miles off its eastern…
Summary This book explores the apparent contradictions behind Japan’s stated goal of nuclear disarmament and its tacit acceptance of being protected by the U.S. nuclear…
From the publisher: Blending history, science, and gripping storytelling, Strong in the Rain brings the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and its…
Abstract This article published by The Brookings Institution examines how Pyongyang’s 2013 nuclear test affects North Korea’s nuclear weapon and missile capability, policymakers in Japan…
Continue reading Richard C. Bush III and Jonathan D. Pollack
Summary Includes chapters on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. From the publisher: More than half a century after the advent of the nuclear age, is…
Continue reading Campbell, Kurt M., Robert J. Einhorn, and Mitchell B. Reiss, eds
Summary Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the…
Summary This edited volume puts forth a theoretically and empirically rigorous analysis of Japanese foreign policy. It explains the impact of norms on Japan’s foreign…
This paper examines China’s role in the institutionalisation of regional cooperation in Asia. The author argues that geostrategic considerations on the part of China will…
