Description |
281 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
1 Introduction : detoured on the path to nuclear disarmament -- 2 The watershed -- 3 Technology, choice, and nuclear weapons -- 4 The politics of Japanese nuclear disarmament : where government policies and civil society converge and diverge -- 5 Japanese security policy and the new agenda coalition -- 6 The international dimensions of Japan's anti-nuclear weapons policies : issues in disarmament and nonproliferation -- 7 Tokyo and the axis of evil -- 8 Security and identity |
Summary |
"Particularly since September 2001, Japanese policy endeavoring to abolish all nuclear weapons has conflicted with Tokyo's support of Washington, D.C.'s conspicuous counter-proliferation campaign. While Tokyo struggles to "normalize" Japan through a strong and available military, the nation as a whole has attempted to promote pacifism. And Japan's relationship with anti-nuclear weapons organizations has suffered due to Tokyo's tepid approach to nuclear disarmament. 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 umbrella."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ([page 259]-270) and index |
Subject |
National security -- Japan.
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Nuclear weapons -- United States.
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Nuclear disarmament -- Japan.
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SUBJECT |
Japan -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115602
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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LC no. |
2006045183 |
ISBN |
9781403974174 |
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1403974179 |
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