Wither Japan's non-nuclear policy? : Balancing security interests and historical-cultural realities

• Main Author: Corradini, Sara
• Other Authors: Graham Ong-Webb
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77237
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This dissertation aims to analyse Japan’s status as a non-nuclear-weapon state. In particular, it wants to reconcile the apparent dissonance between structural realist theory, the deteriorating security environment surrounding Japan, and the fact that the country does not seem interested in nu...