Nuclear Security
Banning Nuclear Weapons - An Auspicious Start
The first part of negotiations mandated by the UN General Assembly ended on an optimistic tone, with delegates from 120+ states ready to start discussing the draft treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Threats on the Korean Peninsula: APLN Offers Ideas for a New Start
North Korea continues to defy the UN Security Council with its ever-improving nuclear capabilities. APLN Research Director John Tilemann reports on broader security problems facing Northeast Asia.
Asia-Pacific Strategic Nuclear Policy Dialogues 2: Asia’s Four Nuclear-Armed States
'Denuclearization first' has failed. Instead, the Asia Pacific will need to develop new nuclear policy dialogue where it is almost non-existent. A two-part review by David Santoro.
APLN Open Debate in Seoul
Should South Korea consider going for nuclear armament in response to North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons?
APLN Open Debate in Seoul
Should South Korea consider going for nuclear armament in response to North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons?
What a Twitter-Happy Trump Might Mean For Nuclear Diplomacy
Far from making America great again, Trump is more likely to make America grope again in the darkness of the post-nuclear age.
China’s Nuclear Policy: Change and Continuity
China, set apart in their philosophical approach to nuclear weapons, has had a nuclear policy that has remained basically untouched over the decades. But some things are changing.
Strengthening Nuclear Security - Practical Steps for Asia Pacific Countries
The biennial Nuclear Security Summits have proven to be quite successful, but now that they have concluded, international collaboration in ensuring best practice for nuclear security must continue.
Asia-Pacific and Global Nuclear Orders in the Second Nuclear Age
In the post-Cold War era, the Asia-Pacific is believed to the be the most likely theatre of nuclear war.