Coordinating the arm swing with the pivot: nuclear deterrence, stability and US strategy in the Asia-Pacific

Andrew Futter; Benjamin Zala

doi:10.1080/09512748.2015.1011210

Coordinating the arm swing with the pivot: nuclear deterrence, stability and US strategy in the Asia-Pacific

Andrew Futter, Benjamin Zala

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Abstract: United States’ foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region is set to be fundamentally altered by two developments in Washington's defence policy. The first is the so-called pivot towards the region in terms of overall defence strategy. The second, occurring at roughly the same time, is a move towards a far greater role for advanced conventional weaponry in the US defence posture. We analyse the interaction of these two trends and discusses a central tension between short and long-term challenges, suggesting that, contrary to current developments, either a freeze in the deployment of these weapons programmes or a return to a strategy underpinned by traditional notions of deterrence may well be necessary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-390
Number of pages	24
Journal	Pacific Review
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2015.1011210
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2015
Externally published	Yes

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