title: Fire In the East: The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age
author: Paul Bracken
description: "An important new book on Asia's embrace of modern military technology." -- <i>-- <I>Los Angeles Times</I></i><br /><br />"Provocative." -- <i>-- <I>Wall Street Journal</I></i>
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  **FIRE  
  IN  
  THE  
  EAST**
  
  
  THE RISE OF ASIAN  
  MILITARY POWER AND  
  THE SECOND NUCLEAR AGE  
    
    
  
  
  **PAUL BRACKEN**  
    
    
    
    
  
  
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  For Kathleen, James, and Meg
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # CONTENTS
  
  
  [Cover](9780062012821_epub_cvi_r1.htm)
  
  
  [Title Page](9780062012821_epub_tp_r1.htm)
  
  
  [INTRODUCTION](9780062012821_epub_itr_r1.htm)
  
  
  [MAPS](9780062012821_epub_map_r1.htm)
  
  
  [1 NO ROOM ON THE CHESSBOARD](9780062012821_epub_c01_r1.htm)
  
  
  [2 DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES](9780062012821_epub_c02_r1.htm)
  
  
  [3 RESHAPING THE ASIAN MILITARY](9780062012821_epub_c03_r1.htm)
  
  
  [4 THE SECOND NUCLEAR AGE](9780062012821_epub_c04_r1.htm)
  
  
  [5 IS THERE AN EASTERN WAY OF WAR?](9780062012821_epub_c05_r1.htm)
  
  
  [6 ACROSS THE STRATEGIC DIVIDE](9780062012821_epub_c06_r1.htm)
  
  
  [BIBLIOGRAPHY](9780062012821_epub_bib_r1.htm)
  
  
  [INDEX](9780062012821_epub_ind_r1.htm)
  
  
  [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS](9780062012821_epub_ack_r1.htm)
  
  
  [Copyright](97800620128