| Description |
vi, 120 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Morton I. Abramowitz -- Japan and Nuclear Weapons / Selig S. Harrison. To Sign or Not to Sign: The NPT Controversy. The United States and the 'Nuclear Allergy'. The Nuclear Option. The Missile Option. After the Cold War: Reassessing Security Policy. "Possessing The 'Will that We Can Do It' Is Important" Will Japan Go Nuclear? -- Ch. 1. Why Plutonium is a "Must" for Japan / Atsuyuki Suzuki. The Historical Context. The Case for Recycling Nuclear Fuel. The Economics of Plutonium. How Can Japan Promote Nuclear Disarmament? In Reply to the Critics. Past and Future. Conclusion -- Ch. 2. Japan's Plutonium Program: A Critical Review / Jinzaburo Takagi. Introduction. The Danger of a Plutonium Surplus. Proliferation and Diversion Risks. Health and Environmental Risks. The Economics of Plutonium. Energy Security? A Five-Year Moratorium -- Ch. 3. Japanese Ambitions, U.S. Constraints, and South Korea's Nuclear Future / Taewoo Kim. The Focus on Japan |
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The Future of Japanese Defense Policy. Japanese Nuclear Policy: The Record. South Korea's Nuclear Dilemma. Conclusion: A Nuclear-Free East Asia -- Appendix A. The Explosive Properties of Reactor-Grade Plutonium / Christopher E. Paine -- Appendix B. Reactor-Grade Plutonium and Nuclear Weapons: Excerpt from the Report of the U.S.-Japan Study Group on Arms Control and Non-Proliferation After the Cold War -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
| Notes |
"A Carnegie Endowment book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
National security -- East Asia.
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Japan.
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Plutonium -- Government policy -- Japan.
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East Asia -- National security
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Japan -- Foreign relations.
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| Author |
Harrison, Selig S.
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| LC no. |
96025602 |
| ISBN |
0870030655 |
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