Ukraine voluntarily renounced its vast Soviet-era nuclear arsenal after independence, transferring all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996 in exchange for security assurances via the 1994 Budapest Memorandum from the US, UK, and Russia, but now deeply regrets this decision following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion, which it calls broken promises.Continue reading “In a world of ‘might is right’: Could Japan, South Korea go nuclear?”
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Rise of The Samurai – Japan is seriously boosting its Aerospace to counter China
Pacific military balance is tilting in China‘s favour, says the new “Defence of Japan 2025” White Paper, a Defence Ministry annual document. Tokyo released the paper in early July with findings that the international community is facing its greatest risk of conflict since World War II. The paper pointed to Russia, China and North Korea as primary regional security threats. The report also foundContinue reading “Rise of The Samurai – Japan is seriously boosting its Aerospace to counter China”
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