Asia’s Nuclear Future
1 year, 8 months ago

Asia’s Nuclear Future

The Diplomat  

It may not happen for some time, or at all, but the next nation that joins the nuclear club will be in Asia. Most of Russia’s perhaps 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons are deployed in Asia, and Moscow’s relationships with Iran and North Korea are relevant to potential proliferation. It’s here that Asia’s nuclear future is most evident, with a new nuclear test anticipated in North Korea and new discussions about pursuing nuclear weapons in Japan and South Korea. Asia’s Possible Proliferators Among Asia’s possible proliferators, there has been heightened discussion of nuclear weapons in Japan and South Korea, while Iran has long been suspected of moving toward nuclear weapons. South Korea and Japan are concerned about North Korea and China, but their relatively short latency periods to nuclear weapons allow them to test the waters with rhetoric first.

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How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul
1 month ago

How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal calls for India’s deterrence strategy rehaul

Firstpost  

As per estimates, China now possesses roughly 500 nuclear warheads, and numbers and quality are growing faster than the other nuclear weapon powers The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress assessed that China now has approximately 500 nuclear warheads for delivery by land-based ballistic missiles, sea-based ballistic missiles, road-mobile systems, and bombers. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile The Pentagon’s 2023 report to Congress …

The alarming numbers behind North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal
2 months ago

The alarming numbers behind North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal

The Independent  

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Nuclear Adventurism: The Rise of a New Nuclear Era
2 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear Adventurism: The Rise of a New Nuclear Era

Hindustan Times  

The article discusses the resurgence of nuclear adventurism due to several factors, including the fading optimism about nuclear disarmament, the absence of great power consensus on nuclear issues, the deep institutional decay in the non-proliferation order, and the rising belief that nukes provide security guarantees.

China raises WW3 nuke fears as it unleashes intercontinental missile with dummy warhead in rare test-fire over Pacific Ocean
2 months, 4 weeks ago

China raises WW3 nuke fears as it unleashes intercontinental missile with dummy warhead in rare test-fire over Pacific Ocean

Daily Mail  

China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean this morning for the first time in decades, ramping up concerns in a region already tense over Beijing's territorial claims and rivalry with the US. This file photo taken on October 1, 2019 shows China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing Chinese …

India has more nuclear weapons than Pakistan, China records surge in stockpile: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

India has more nuclear weapons than Pakistan, China records surge in stockpile: Report

India TV News  

Stockholm: India has overtaken Pakistan in the global race to develop nuclear weapons for the first time, as several countries have ramped up their arsenal as tensions rise across the world. The SIPRI report confirms that all nine nuclear-armed countries - the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel - have continued to …

China preparing to test new generation nuclear weapons? Here’s satellite images
1 year ago

China preparing to test new generation nuclear weapons? Here’s satellite images

Live Mint  

The Israel-Hamas or the Russia-Ukraine war are some visible examples of the changing geopolitical order owing to tensions between various nations. “All the evidence points to China making preparations that would let it resume nuclear tests,” Tong Zhao, a nuclear expert told the New York Times. China making preparations that would let it resume nuclear tests The experts suggest that …

South Korea’s interest in nuclear weapons hasn’t gone away - it’s just on hold
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korea’s interest in nuclear weapons hasn’t gone away - it’s just on hold

Live Mint  

SEOUL: South Korea swore off nuclear weapons in a recent pact with the U.S., but the deal may have just put a temporary pause on the debate in Seoul. President Yoon Suk Yeol signed the pact, but one of the most prominent voices supporting nuclear weapons for South Korea comes from his own ruling partly: Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. “The …

Nuclear weapons should be relics of the past
1 year, 3 months ago

Nuclear weapons should be relics of the past

Al Jazeera  

As the world marks the International Day against Nuclear Tests, we should all join the fight for global disarmament. Decades have passed since the Semipalatinsk Test Site was used as a canvas for nuclear experimentation, yet the threat to the world from nuclear weapons remains all too real. The success of initiatives like the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, …

Hiroshima Mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
1 year, 4 months ago

Hiroshima Mayor calls nuclear deterrence 'folly' as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

The Hindu  

Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a detterent resulting from uneasiness over Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas, commenting on August 6 as the city remembered the atomic bombing of 78 years ago. Japan is set to commemorate on August 6 and 9 the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, …

Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
1 year, 4 months ago

Hiroshima mayor calls nuclear deterrence ‘folly’ as city marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a detterent resulting from uneasiness over Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas, commenting Sunday as the city remembered the atomic bombing of 78 years ago. The leaders issued a joint statement calling for the continued non-use of nuclear weapons, but they also justified having such arms …

Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a ‘miscalculation away’ from a catastrophe
1 year, 5 months ago

Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a ‘miscalculation away’ from a catastrophe

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is “one miscalculation away from apocalypse” and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such arms. The agenda would spotlight Myanmar’s deadly civil strife, continuing tensions in the South China Sea and efforts to …

India prioritising longer-range nuclear weapons targeting China
1 year, 6 months ago

India prioritising longer-range nuclear weapons targeting China

Live Mint  

The world's nine nuclear-armed nations, in a continuing global trend, have made significant strides in modernising their nuclear arsenals, with some deploying new nuclear-capable weapon systems. The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel are all actively involved in this race for nuclear supremacy. Notably, Russia and the United States possess nearly 90% …

China, Pak nuclear arsenal growing: SIPRI Report
1 year, 6 months ago

China, Pak nuclear arsenal growing: SIPRI Report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported on Monday that the nine nuclear-armed states, including the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel, are continuing to modernise their nuclear arsenals. According to SIPRI's estimates, China's nuclear arsenal has increased from 350 warheads in January 2022 to 410 in January 2023, with expectations for …

China, other states, fortify nuclear weapons arsenals: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

China, other states, fortify nuclear weapons arsenals: Report

Al Jazeera  

Think tank SIPRI says China had 17 percent more nuclear warheads in January 2023 compared with the year before. The world’s nine nuclear-armed states are continuing to modernise their nuclear arsenals, with China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads rising by 17 percent in 2022, according to the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In the SIPRI Yearbook 2023 released on Monday, …

US pledges to share nuclear planning insights with South Korea to deter North Korean threat
1 year, 7 months ago

US pledges to share nuclear planning insights with South Korea to deter North Korean threat

India Today  

The United States on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang's growing arsenal of missiles and bombs. The announcement, which included a renewed pledge by Seoul not to pursue a nuclear bomb of its own, emerged from White House talks between U.S. President Joe Biden …

Letter from the Editors
1 year, 8 months ago

Letter from the Editors

The Diplomat  

The Asia-Pacific region is home to its fair share of “wicked problems”: issues so complex, with so many interrelated factors, that efforts to solve them more often than not end up having the opposite effect. Given the security instability in the region and the technological capabilities of the states involved, “if there is a next nuclear power, it’s to be …

G7 diplomats to grapple with Ukraine, China, N. Korea crises
1 year, 8 months ago

G7 diplomats to grapple with Ukraine, China, N. Korea crises

Associated Press  

KARUIZAWA, Japan — Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China is seen as one of the few nations that might influence Russia’s moves in Ukraine, and the foreign policy alignment between the world’s two largest autocracies will be a major focus in Karuizawa. “Japan’s leadership sees cooperation on security issues related to Ukraine as a possible avenue towards greater security cooperation …

Kim wants N. Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
1 year, 8 months ago

Kim wants N. Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons. Kim also examined the country’s established plans for nuclear counterattacks as scientists briefed him on the North’s latest nuclear-capable weapons systems and progress in technologies for mounting …

The Biggest Reason Why Japan Cannot Go Nuclear
1 year, 9 months ago

The Biggest Reason Why Japan Cannot Go Nuclear

The Diplomat  

There are strong arguments for South Korea to attain nuclear weapons in the face of growing threats posed by North Korea’s unstoppable nuclear and missile development. Reflecting their “nuclear allergy,” 61 percent of respondents said in an opinion survey conducted last year that Japan should join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which came into force in January …

South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma in the Age of the Intelligent Bomb
1 year, 10 months ago

South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma in the Age of the Intelligent Bomb

The Diplomat  

The Soviet Union began conceptualizing “Dead Hand,” an automated system for guaranteed retaliation, formally called Perimeter, back in 1979. There are several potential applications of AI/ML being explored and assessments of their impact on deterrence stability oscillate between “new toys, same old game” and “AI in nuclear systems will lead to the end of the world.” Applications range from deploying …

North Korea warns of 'overwhelming nuclear force' to counter U.S. expansion
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea warns of 'overwhelming nuclear force' to counter U.S. expansion

The Hindu  

North Korea said on Thursday that it’s prepared to counter U.S. military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ combined military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red line.” The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry came in response to comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd …

Analysis: Stakes rise as Iran can fuel ‘several’ atom bombs
1 year, 10 months ago

Analysis: Stakes rise as Iran can fuel ‘several’ atom bombs

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. While offering a caveat on Tuesday that “we need to be extremely careful” in describing Iran’s program, Grossi bluntly acknowledged just how large Tehran’s high-enriched uranium stockpile had grown. While the 2015 …

South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea maintained that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in U.S. nuclear weapons management in the face of intensifying North Korean threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises. Kim said the two countries “are discussing an intel-sharing, a joint planning and subsequent joint execution plans over the …

The Case for South Korea to Go Nuclear
2 years, 1 month ago

The Case for South Korea to Go Nuclear

The Diplomat  

North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats against South Korea and the United States have continued to escalate significantly. From the end of September to early October, North Korea’s “tactical nuclear operation units” conducted launching drills of missiles designed to strike potential South Korean targets such as airfields, ports, and command facilities. However, in a situation where North Korean nuclear weapons …

US, Japan, S Korea vow response if N Korea tests nuclear bomb
2 years, 1 month ago

US, Japan, S Korea vow response if N Korea tests nuclear bomb

Al Jazeera  

US says full military capabilities will be used, including nuclear, to protect its allies South Korea and Japan. An “unparalleled” scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh test of a nuclear weapon, the United States, Japan and South Korea have warned. “We agreed that an unparalleled scale of response would be necessary if North Korea …

4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting
2 years, 2 months ago

4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting

The Diplomat  

What to do about North Korea’s nuclear armament is an urgent question that Seoul and its partners must answer even as global and regional strategic circumstances change rapidly due to the pandemic, the Ukraine war, and most especially, the unravelling of U.S. nuclear hegemony, which injects uncertainty into the strategic calculations of all the parties to the Korean conflict, but …

4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting
2 years, 2 months ago

4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting

The Diplomat  

What to do about North Korea’s nuclear armament is an urgent question that Seoul and its partners must answer even as global and regional strategic circumstances change rapidly due to the pandemic, the Ukraine war, and most especially, the unravelling of U.S. nuclear hegemony, which injects uncertainty into the strategic calculations of all the parties to the Korean conflict, but …

South Korea says North completed prep for new nuclear test
2 years, 6 months ago

South Korea says North completed prep for new nuclear test

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — South Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and that only a political decision by the country’s top leadership can prevent it from going forward. “North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test and I think only a political decision has to be made,” Park said. “If North …

Japan vows bigger security role in Asia-Pacific to tackle threats
2 years, 6 months ago

Japan vows bigger security role in Asia-Pacific to tackle threats

Al Jazeera  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to boost his country’s diplomatic and security role in the Asia-Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kishida said Japan will consider acquiring a preemptive strike capability in response to an increasingly assertive China, North Korea and now Russia – a controversial …

Kim warns N. Korea would 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim warns N. Korea would 'preemptively' use nuclear weapons

The Independent  

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The status of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
2 years, 11 months ago

The status of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Hindu  

The story so far : On Monday, five global nuclear powers, China, Russia, U.S., U.K., and France, pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading and avoid nuclear conflict. The P5’s joint statement, ‘Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races’, affirms to non-offensive uses of nuclear weapons and committing to the NPT agreement. Cessation of the nuclear arms race and working …

India, China and Pakistan appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, says Swedish think tank study
3 years, 6 months ago

India, China and Pakistan appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, says Swedish think tank study

Firstpost  

The study by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that Russia and the US together possess over 90% of the estimated 13,080 global nuclear weapons New Delhi: China, Pakistan and India have 350, 165 and 156 nuclear warheads respectively as of January this year and the three countries appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, a study by Stockholm International …

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