How Nuclear Deterrence Can Work in Northeast Asia

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01 November 2017

Graham Ong-Webb and Nah Liang Tuang

At the end of the day, the international community cannot undo the nuclear revolution. A nuclearised Northeast Asia, should it happen, is still a better outcome than the current prospect of a nuclear attack against a non-nuclear-armed Japan and South Korea. While a nuclearised Northeast Asia is definitely tricky, it is an option to avert a regional disaster with global repercussions.

… Graham Ong-Webb is a Research Fellow with Future Issues & Technology at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. Nah Liang Tuang is a Research Fellow with the Military Studies Programme at RSIS. This first appeared in RSIS Commentary.

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