Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation : : Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century.

• Author: ühling, Stephan.
• TeilnehmendeR: O'Neil, Andrew.
• Place / Publishing House: Canberra : : ANU Press,, 2021.; {copy}2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 pages)

In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultimate means for deterrence and controlling escalation, and are central to US alliances in Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation -- Part I: Alliances, Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific -- 2. US Defence Strategy and Alliances in the Indo-Pacific -- 3. Nuclear Deterrence and the US-China Strategic Relationship -- 4. US Allies and Nuclear Weapons Cooperation -- 5. The Future of Arms Control and Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific -- Part II: Political-Military Challenges in Alliance Planning for Escalation -- 6. NATO: Ambiguity about Escalation in a Multinational Alliance -- 7. South Korea: The Limits of Operational Integration -- 8. Japan: The Political Costs of Deterrence -- 9. Australia: Maximising Discretion in an Untested Alliance -- Part III: Nuclear Weapons and Non‑Nuclear Capabilities -- 10. New Capabilities and Nuclear Deterrence in Europe -- 11. Nuclear Sharing and NATO as a 'Nuclear Alliance' -- 12. US Nuclear Weapons and US Alliances in North-East Asia -- 13. The Impact of New Capabilities on the Regional Deterrence Architecture in North-East Asia -- 14. Australia's Shrinking Advantages: How Technology Might Defeat Geography -- Part IV: Bringing the Public Along: Talking about Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence -- 15. Non-Nuclear Allies and Declaratory Policy: The NATO Experience -- 16. Public Communication on Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament: The Challenge for Australia -- 17. On 'Campaigning' for Nuclear Deterrence -- Conclusions -- 18. Managing Deterrence in the 21st Century -- Author Biographies -- Index.