"Super-Sizing" the DPRK Threat
Japan's Evolving Military Posture and North Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8370895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher W Hughes (0000-0002-9355-0233, Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies at the University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K. Email: ., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 291-311 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/as.2009.49.2.291 |
| OpenAlex | W2035815025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 1 |
Japan's reemergence as a "normal" military power has been accelerated by the "super-sizing" of North Korea: a product of the North's extant military threat, multiplied exponentially by its undermining of U.S.-Japan alliance solidarity, views of the North as a domestic "peril," and the North's utilization as a catch-all proxy for remilitarization
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
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| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |