With U.S.-Chinese and U.S.-Russian relations becoming increasingly conflictual, existing cooperative security arrangements, such as hotlines and arms control agreements, are likely to become less effective, while new agreements are unlikely to be possible to negotiate. In this environment, avoiding a nuclear apocalypse will depend on increasing unilateral approaches.
In the complex calculus of security risks, especially those involving nuclear weapons, sometimes getting what you think you want is the worst possible outcome. Politicians, political pundits and the public in South Korea are talking increasingly about the country going nuclear.
Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller speaks with CNN's Paula Newton about Russia's most recent nuclear threats, and how the U.S. and the West should respond.
If it is able to achieve success at the negotiating table, the United States will show that it is determined to change the status quo without resorting to the use of force.
Some of these technologies have the potential to significantly undermine international peace and security, particularly if pursued and deployed uncritically.
China and Russia have expressed concern that AUKUS, the US, the UK and Australian program to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, will weaken nuclear global nonproliferation policy. China on Tuesday accused the US, Britain and Australia of treading a "path of error and danger."
Information from SBIRS satellites would meaningfully increase security for the two Northeast Asian allies against Pyongyang’s growing missile threat.
For some analysis of the strategic implications of the AUKUS deal, Rachel Mealey spoke to James Acton - a nuclear expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Carnegie's James Acton speaks about AUKUS with Carole Walker on Times Radio.
Australia is now well on its way to becoming just the seventh country to have a nuclear-powered submarine.