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Not Having Nuclear Weapons a Liability? – Japan, South Korea Future Nuclear Weapons Powers?

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 “Not Having Nuclear Weapons a Liability? – Japan, South Korea Future Nuclear Weapons Powers?”

Three Rogue Nuclear States or Aspirants but Different American Standards

America and Israel led global concerns over Iran’s nuclear program centered on its high-level uranium enrichment (up to 60%) and dwindling international oversight. While Iran claimed its program was peaceful, inspectors struggled to verify this, sparking fears of a swift breakout towards weaponization. The possibility of Iranian nuclear warheads, coupled with a very successful ballisticContinue reading “Three Rogue Nuclear States or Aspirants but Different American Standards”