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100	1		_aTELLIS Ashley J
245			_aStrategic Asia 2005-06: _b military modernization in an era of uncertainty / _cedited by Ashley J Tellis, Michael Wills
260			_aSeattle,Wash: _bNational Bureau of Asian Research, _c2005
300			_axiv, 461 p.
520			_aThis edition of NBR's annual review changes step by looking specifically at military developments in Asia Pacific. Despite general consensus on the need for peace and political stability to foster economic growth and prosperity other factors are contributing to military growth. Chief among these are said to be the growth of China, and qualitative improvements in the armed forces of China, India, Russia, Japan, and the USA. Includes chapters on each of these plus regional overviews of Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia (by Sheldon W Simon pp.269-301), and Australian strategic policy, nuclear proliferation, China's economic growth, and Taiwan. Each chapter is prefaced by a one page executive summary. Statistical appendices, index.
650			_aASIA PACIFIC _xREGIONAL SECURITY
650			_aSOUTHEAST ASIA _xREGIONAL SECURITY
650			_aASIA _xDEFENCE POLICY
650			_aASIA _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xUNITED STATES
650			_aUNITED STATES _xFOREIGN RELATIONS _xASIA
700			_aWILLS Michael
440			_aStrategic Asia
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