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Growing Underwater Nuclear Ambitions in Asia Pacific
Dongkeun Lee examines the growing security risks at the intersection of nuclear and maritime domains in the Asia-Pacific, calling for greater regional cooperation on underwater security.
October 2026 in Review at APLN
Our monthly roundup of APLN news and activities in October 2026.
Can International Law Constrain Nuclear Threats on the Korean Peninsula?
Plus, an Australia-India-ROK partnership and our latest US-China dialogue.
Nuclear Weapons Law and Korea’s Conundrum
Peter Hayes examines the legal ambiguities surrounding nuclear threats and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula and argues that renewed denuclearisation efforts require legally binding international ...
Is South Korea Building a Nuclear Hedge?
Plus, nuclear-powered submarines and ASEAN’s safeguards readiness.
Before the Deal: ASEAN Should Test Nuclear Safeguards Readiness
Sabariah Kader Ibrahim and Nur Dania Adnan propose a twelve-month ASEANTOM-coordinated pilot programme to strengthen national nuclear safeguards capabilities.
Underwater-Nuclear Nexus in the Asia-Pacific: Nuclear-Powered Submarine Proliferation and ...
Dongkeun Lee summarises the key findings and policy recommendations of the edited volume "Underwater-Nuclear Nexus in the Asia-Pacific: Nuclear-Powered Submarine Proliferation and Its Consequences".
Is it a Nuclear Hedge? Why South Korea Should Reassure About Its Non-Weapons Nuclear ...
Matthew Sharp, Celia McDowall, and Toby Dalton argue that South Korea must demonstrate through concrete reassurance measures that its civilian and defence programmes are not intended to pave the way ...
Quantum Sensing, Submarines and the Risk of Misperception
Explore our third APLN Nuclear Memo and two papers on undersea warfare and nuclear risk in the Asia-Pacific.
Managing First-Strike Pressures, the Nuclear Taboo, and Proliferation Risks in Northeast ...
The Toda Peace Institute and the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) convened a two-day workshop in Tokyo on 22–23 September 2026 to examine growing nuclear escalation and proliferation risks in ...
Nuclear-Powered Vessels and Environmental Risks: Closing the Regional Nuclear Emergency ...
Julius Cesar Trajano assesses whether existing ASEAN mechanisms are equipped to respond to a maritime nuclear or radiological emergency.
Navigating Quantum Technologies for Undersea Nuclear Risk Reduction: Principles and ...
Ariel Phuphaphantakarn examines how emerging quantum technologies could affect submarine capabilities and what this could mean for nuclear deterrence and escalation risks.