The Future of Us Extended Deterrence in Asia To 2025
The Future of Us Extended Deterrence in Asia To 2025

Author: Robert A. Manning

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10-06

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781619770676

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This report examines the past, present, and future of US extended deterrence in Asia and outlines how the United States, along with its allies and partners in the region, can counter China's growing military and economic power. The report covers a number of future concerns for the US-South Korea alliance, the US-Japan alliance, and new threats to deterrence in the cyber and space domains. US extended deterrence in East Asia, an essential ingredient to sustain regional peace and prosperity, is increasingly under strain. Revitalizing the strength of US security commitments is therefore a first-order task in Washington's Asia policy.

Asia, the US and Extended Nuclear Deterrence
Asia, the US and Extended Nuclear Deterrence

Author: Andrew O'Neil

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-02

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 113669367X

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Since the end of the Cold War, significant attention has focussed on the issue of nuclear deterrence and in particular whether formal nuclear security guarantees from nuclear weapons states to non-nuclear weapons states involving the possible use of nuclear weapons have a place in the twenty-first century global strategic landscape. Growing support for nuclear disarmament in the US and elsewhere has seen serious doubts being raised about the ongoing utility of extended nuclear deterrence. This book provides the first detailed analysis of the way in which extended nuclear deterrence operates in contemporary Asia. It addresses the following key questions: What does the role of extended nuclear deterrence in Asia tell us about the broader role of extended nuclear deterrence in the contemporary international system? Is this role likely to change significantly in the years ahead? O’Neil uses a theoretical and historical framework to analyse the contemporary and future dynamics of extended nuclear deterrence in Asia and challenges many of the existing orthodox perspectives on the topic. Providing a new perspective on debates surrounding extended nuclear deterrence, this book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of Asian politics, international relations and security studies, but also to policy makers and professionals.

The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force
The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force

Author: Lauren Caston

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0833076264

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The authors assess alternatives for a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) across a broad set of potential characteristics and situations. They use the current Minuteman III as a baseline to develop a framework to characterize alternative classes of ICBMs, assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives, and weigh those alternatives against their cost.

Realigning Priorities
Realigning Priorities

Author: James L. Schoff

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13:

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Immediately following North Korea's October 2006 nuclear test, Japan reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to the so-called three non-nuclear principles of non-possession, non-manufacture, and non-introduction of nuclear weapons. After Foreign Minister Aso Taro declared that Japan should seriously discuss the possibility of developing nuclear weapons in light of the changing security environment, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo rejected the idea of a formal government debate about the subject. Nevertheless, discussion about a nuclear option resurfaced in Japan, and it sharpened the focus of attention on Japan's unique situation regarding its national defense and deterrence strategies, which rely heavily on U.S. long-range strike and strategic nuclear military power. If North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK) moves ahead with its nuclear and missile programs, serious talk will likely follow in Japan about new defense requirements, including whether or not Japan should develop its own nuclear deterrent or limited offensive strike capabilities. The same could be true if China's military modernization continues apace without a clearly articulated strategic rationale or a spending plateau in sight. Moreover, if history is a useful guide, Japanese government debates on these issues will be relatively opaque and poorly understood in Washington.

Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers
Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers

Author: Mark Fitzpatrick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1351223720

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If the nuclear weapons club were to further expand, would Americas democratic allies in Northeast Asia be among the next entrants? Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all have robust civilian nuclear energy programmes that make them virtual nuclear powers according to many analysts. All three once pursued nuclear weapons and all face growing security threats from nuclear-armed adversaries. But will they or rather, under what circumstances might they? This book analyses these past nuclear pursuits and current proliferation drivers. In explaining the nuclear technology that the three now possess, it considers how long it would take each to build a nuclear weapon if such a fateful decision were made. Although nuclear dominoes Northeast Asia cannot be ruled out, the author does not predict such a scenario. Unlike when each previously went down a nuclear path, democracy and a free press now prevail as barriers to building nukes in the basement. Reliance on US defence commitments is a better security alternative -- as long as such guarantees remain credible, an issue that is also assessed. But extended deterrence is not a tight barrier to proliferation of sensitive nuclear technologies. Nuclear hedging by its Northeast Asian partners will challenge Washingtons nuclear diplomacy.

Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025
Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-04

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1442259175

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In 2015, Congress tasked the Department of Defense to commission an independent assessment of U.S. military strategy and force posture in the Asia-Pacific, as well as that of U.S. allies and partners, over the next decade. This CSIS study fulfills that congressional requirement. The authors assess U.S. progress to date and recommend initiatives necessary to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific Command area of responsibility through 2025. Four lines of effort are highlighted: (1) Washington needs to continue aligning Asia strategy within the U.S. government and with allies and partners; (2) U.S. leaders should accelerate efforts to strengthen ally and partner capability, capacity, resilience, and interoperability; (3) the United States should sustain and expand U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region; and (4) the United States should accelerate development of innovative capabilities and concepts for U.S. forces.