Routledge Security in Asia Series

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Military technonationalism and the drive for indigenous arms manufacturing -- Military modernization in the Asia-Pacific : an overview -- China -- India -- The Republic of Korea -- Other Asian arms producers : Southeast Asia and Taiwan -- Conclusions : the future of military technonationalism in Asia.. - "Examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-changing dynamics and increasing demand for sophisticated next-generation weaponry, will these countries be able to individually sustain their domestic defense industries and constantly update their technologies? This is the first book to analyze arms production from a regional perspective"--

Asia : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01809. - India : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01834. - Kina : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01955. - Sør-Korea : (NO-TrBIB)HUME02090

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