{"product_id":"the-bomb","title":"The Bomb","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe twenty-fifth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs explores the possibility of nations across Asia developing nuclear weapons and the consequences for the region's security.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For too long we have avoided thinking seriously about nuclear weapons . . . If those closest to us are preparing for a darker nuclear future, we need to talk about how we might survive in it.\" BRENDAN TAYLOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs anxieties intensify about the reliability of the United States as a partner, \u003ci\u003eThe Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e examines the prospect of a nuclear arms race breaking out in Asia. Such a development would raise regional tensions to boiling point - and would leave countries such as Australia contemplating previously unthinkable options.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Brendan Taylor surveys the outlook in Asia's potential next nuclear-armed powers, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia.\u003cbr\u003e* Stephan Fr hling \u0026amp; Andrew O'Neil ask whether and how Australia could access nuclear weapons, and if it should.\u003cbr\u003e* Gareth Evans argues that Canberra must revive its commitment to leading the global effort for nuclear arms control.\u003cbr\u003e* Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan analyses China's nuclear weapons expansion and the consequences for Australia.\u003cbr\u003e* Gordon Noble \u0026amp; Nick Wood call for a new approach to climate investment in the Indo-Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLUS Jennifer Parker on national security and Mark Harrison on Taiwan, and correspondence on AFA24: \u003ci\u003eSystem Update\u003c\/i\u003e from Olivia Shen, Marina Yue Zhang and Johanna Weaver \u0026amp; Zoe Jay Hawkins.","brand":"Jonathan Pearlman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516593799229,"sku":null,"price":28.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781760646004.jpg?v=1787561463","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-bomb","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}