A Monsoon Instead of a Gentle Breeze: Creeping Nuclearization in the Asia-Pacific

... it is necessary to pay special attention to the broader geographical backbone of the Asia-Pacific region, i.e. SEA (Southeast Asia). The subregion is quite uniform as far... ..., at this stage, the Pacific countries are certainly not ready to host or deal with nuclear weapons in any other way. Nuclearizing the Periphery: Great Power Impacts Andrey... ... powers and small states . At least three out of the five NWSs (nuclear weapon states)—China, Russia and the US—have direct stakes in the region. However, the crippled arms control system has not been trilateralized as China has refused to be included...