In the shadow of Hiroshima : the United States and Asia in the aftermath of Japanese defeat -- The Korean War, the atomic bomb, and Asian-American estrangement -- Securing the East Asian frontier : stalemate in Korea and the Japanese peace treaty -- A greater sanction : the defense of South East Asia, the advent of the Eisenhower administration, and the end of the Korean War -- 'Atomic madness' : massive retaliation and the Bravo test -- The aftermath of Bravo, the Indochina crisis, and the emergence of SEATO -- 'Asia for the Asians' : the first offshore islands crisis and the Bandung Conference -- A nuclear strategy for SEATO and the problem of limited war in the Far East -- Massive retaliation at bay : US-Japanese relations, nuclear deployment, and the limited war debate -- The second offshore islands crisis and the advent of flexible response -- The Chinese bomb, American nuclear strategy in Asia, and the escalation of the Vietnam War.