Nicholas Khoo, Reuben Steff

Security at a Price

The International Politics of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text analyzes why some states have chosen to cooperate with the U.S. on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) while others have adopted a non-cooperative posture, evidenced by diverse levels of balancing. It discusses the politics of unipolarity, deterrence policies of the U.S. and key states, WMD proliferation, balancing, and the security dilemma.

Produktdetails

• Weapons of Mass Destruction and Emerging Technologies
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781442254572
• ISBN-10: 1442254572
• Artikelnr.: 42809698

Autorenporträt

By Nicholas Khoo and Reuben Steff

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Missile Defense Politics: Unipolarity, the Security Dilemma and
the Balancing Debate Chapter 2. Russia and Lavrov's "Law of Politics"
Chapter 3. China and the Nuclear Politics of Power Transition Chapter 4.
Iran's Response to Missile Defense Chapter 5. North Korea's Nuclear Quest
Chapter 6. U.S. Missile Defense: Security at a Price