Pt. 1. Introduction and conceptual framework -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Alternative logics on denuclearization -- Pt. 2. East Asia : denuclearization as the norm, nuclearization as the anomaly -- Ch. 3. Japan -- Ch. 4. South Korea -- Ch. 5. Taiwan (Republic of China) -- Ch. 6. North Korea -- Pt. 3. The Middle East : nuclearization as the norm, denuclearization as the anomaly -- Ch. 7. Iraq -- Ch. 8. Iran -- Ch. 9. Israel -- Ch. 10. Libya -- Ch. 11. Egypt -- Pt. 4. Conclusions -- Ch. 12. Findings, futures, and policy implications