US EditionTrump prompts U.S. allies to reopen nuclear weapons debate
- Experts told AFP that Donald Trump's attacks on NATO and the established world order, including criticism of the transatlantic alliance, reopening dialogue with Russia, and warm words for North Korea's Kim Jong-Un since returning to power in January, are undermining the confidence of U.S. Allies under the U.S. Security umbrella and fueling fears of nuclear proliferation.
- This situation arises amidst a global context where the US, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea are nuclear-armed powers, and the risk of nuclear proliferation has historically come from states like North Korea or Iran.
- The weakening trust in the U.S. Is prompting non-nuclear armed allies linked by the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to consider re-opening the debate on nuclear proliferation, with South Korea being identified as a likely candidate due to its proximity to North Korea and consistently strong public support for nuclearization.
- Byong-Chul Lee from the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University in Seoul stated that Trump's 'provocative and inconsistent rhetoric' has left allies' trust in the US deterrence 'deeply shaken' and that 'policies of the new US administration increase the risk of nuclear proliferation by allies, although it is not a foregone conclusion, yet.', while Fayet stated that 'The butt of the joke of an eventual agreement will very likely be Europeans and the United States' allies in Asia'.
- If the US shifts from its decades-long bipartisan policy of non-proliferation, as warned by researchers Ankit Panda, Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi, nuclear proliferation will haunt 'America First'; however, the US has dealt with nuclear proliferation risks among allies in the past by exercising pressure and offering reassurance, although how the Trump administration would react to an about-turn from its allies remains uncertain.
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Trump prompts US allies to reopen nuclear weapons debate
Donald Trump's attacks on NATO and the established world order are undermining the confidence of its allies under the US security umbrella, fuelling fears of an eventual proliferation of nuclear weapons, experts told AFP.
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