Nuclear politics in Asia / edited by Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani and Ariabarzan Mohammadi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Shifts in the global nuclear landscape / Shashank Joshi -- A nuclear revival? the changing role of nuclear weapons in global security / Christoph Bluth -- Nuclear security - transcending the policy objectives of the nuclear non-proliferation regime / Bahram Ghiassee -- Human security approach to nuclear disarmament: towards a nuclear-free world? / Elli Kytomaki -- Non- proliferation through forceful persuasion? The American coercive diplomacy on the'axis of evil' / Seunghoon Paik -- Understanding Israel's nuclear ambiguity / Houchang Hassan-Yari -- China's nuclear modernisation: the evolution of Chinese nuclear doctrine, strategic ambiguities and implications for Sino-U.S. relations / James Johnson, Andrew Futter --'Eating grass': Pakistani nuclear capabilities, a brief historical background and the danger of proliferation / Mohammad Vaziri -- South Asia's emerging military postures and challenges for regional stability / Adil Sultan -- Concluding remarks / Ariabarzan Mohammadi.