The logic of ballistic missile defence procurement in Japan (1994-2007) : from hedging through self-imposed restraints toward hedging from the position of military strength

This thesis asks why Japan decided to procure BMD if it meant building an infrastructure which, because of its technological nature, had the potential to disrupt Japan’s preferred security strategy of hedging, that is, maintaining ambiguity of commitment, vis-à-vis China and the US. The investigatio...

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Main Author: Shabalin, Maxim N.
Other Authors: Neary, Ian
Published: University of Oxford 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543587