Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Formato: Book Autor: Chang, Gordon G. Título: Nuclear showdown : North Korea takes on the world / Gordon G. Chang. Edición: 1st ed. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Random House, ©2006. Descripción: xxii, 327 pages : maps ; 25 cm Resumen: Examines the origins, history, international implications, extent, and potential solutions to the nuclear threat of the rogue state of North Korea and its tyrannical leader Kim Jong Il. Temas: Nuclear weapons -- Korea (North) World politics -- 21st century. Nuclear nonproliferation -- Korea (North) Korea (North) -- Military policy. Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-307) and index. Contenido: Foreword. North Korea takes the world backward -- 1. Ku Klux Korea : America creates a renegade nation -- 2. An arsenal of ambitions : can North Korea be peacefully disarmed? -- 3. The Pygmalion of Pyongyang : North Korea tries reform and creates geopolitical crisis -- 4. Collapse perhaps? : "oppressed" North Koreans are remaking their society -- 5. Housewives for nuclear terror : Seoul becomes Pyongyang's ally -- 6. Sympathy from the devil : China stands behind Kim's Korea -- 7. Tokyo, target for termination : Japan's relations with Asia complicate the nuclear talks -- 8. Aid charade : How the world helps North Korea build nuclear weapons -- 9. Flirting with unspeakable evil : should the world engage Pyongyang to end a planetary showdown? -- 10. The end of American primacy : the inevitable consequences of irreversible decline -- 11. Civilization's last weapon : nuclear arms fragment global stability -- 12. Last exit before the dark ages : what the world should do now -- Epilogue. Plutonium pâté. Sitio web: Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2005052067 ISBN: 1400062942 9781400062942 Otro número: 61361634 Disponibilidad en sistema: 1 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 Número de control: 167143 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 1 Número de clasificación: 355.0217 Chang Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Displaying 1 of 1