Security & Arms Control in the North Pacific

First published in 1988, Security & Arms Control in the North Pacific is the first book to focus on the question of North Pacific arms control. Some chapters examine the problems and prospects for arms control in particular states - the USA, erstwhile USSR, China, Japan, the two Koreas, and Canada.

List of contents

Contributors Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Security and Arms Control in the North Pacific 2. The Global Context of North Pacific Security 3. The United States and North Pacific 4. Gorbachev’s Reassessment of Soviet Security Needs: Implications for North-East Asia 5. Power and Plenty in North-East Asia: The Sources of US Policy and Contemporary Conflict 6. China’s Security Policy 7. Security Issues on the Korean Peninsula 8. Japan’s Security Policy and Arms Control 9. Canadian Maritime Defence and Arms Control Objectives in the North Pacific Region 10. Soviet, Chinese and US Perspectives on Arms Control in North-East Asia 11. Arms Control and the ‘Nuclear Infrastructure’ 12. Confidence -Building in the North Pacific: A Pragmatic Approach to Naval Arms Control 13. The Conventional Arms Trade: Prospects for Control 14. Conclusion: Problems and Prospects for Arms Control in the North Pacific Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Edited by A. Mack and P. Keal

Summary

First published in 1988, Security & Arms Control in the North Pacific is the first book to focus on the question of North Pacific arms control. Some chapters examine the problems and prospects for arms control in particular states – the USA, erstwhile USSR, China, Japan, the two Koreas, and Canada.

Product details

• Authors: A. Keal Mack
• Assisted by: P. Keal (Editor), A. Mack (Editor), Mack A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2023
• EAN: 9781032527147
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252714-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Canada, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, International Relations, HISTORY / Military / Canada, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, East Asia, Far East, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet