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

... taken to address the nuclear question within the Asia-Pacific reemphasizes the region’s complex role ... ... Movement members, who vocalize their discontent to the NPT ( The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear ... ... of the five NWSs (nuclear weapon states)—China, Russia and the US—have direct stakes in the region.... ... even though China is predicted to have about a thousand nuclear warheads by 2030. Moreover, preventing ... ... becomes all the more striking. “A Free and Open Indo-Pacific” paper was issued under the Trump administration ...