Introduction. The problem with an operationally nuclear North Korea / Gregory J. Moore -- Translating North Korea's nuclear threats into constrained operational reality / Peter Hayes and Scott Bruce -- North Korean nuclear weaponization: a U.S. policy failure / Gregory J. Moore -- The implications for Seoul of an operationally nuclear North Korea / Jong Kun Choi and Jong-Yun Bae -- Beijing's problem with an operationally nuclear North Korea / Gregory J. Moore -- Japan's responses to North Korea's nuclear and missile tests / Katsuhisa Furukawa and Hajime Izumi -- Russia's de facto nuclear neighbor / Georgy Toloraya -- Washington's response to an operationally nuclear North Korea / David Kang -- North Korea's nuclear blackmail / Andrei Lankov -- India's nuclear exceptionalism and the North Korean nuclear case / Daniel Twining -- Global consequences of an operationally nuclear North Korea / Maria Rost Rublee -- DPRK nuclear challenges and the politics of nonproliferation / Jing-Dong Yuan -- Conclusion. Implications and possible ways forward / Gregory J. Moore..
Summary:
"Leading Asian and security studies experts consider the question: What would happen if North Korea "goes nuclear?" and their answers are critical. Scholars and policymakers alike need to understand the implications not only for northeast Asian regional security, but also for the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Moore's contributors evaluate political, economic, and security issues including: how South Korea, China, Japan, and Russia would react to such an event, and the possibility of a regional arms race; what diplomatic and strategic options the U.S. has; and how the global community's expectations regarding nuclear non-proliferation would be effected. Given the instability and mystery surrounding North Korean politics, scholarship on the implications of the country's nuclear capability is critical, which makes this volume with its unique focus a timely addition to the East Asian security studies field"-- Provided by publisher.
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