Dirty, Dangerous… and Difficult? Regional Perspectives on a Nuclear South Korea

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作者
Hynd, Alexander M. [1 ]
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[1] Pacific Forum, 1003 Bishop St, Pauahi Tower Suite 1150, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
关键词
South Korea; nuclear weapons; non-proliferation; disarmament; Indo-Pacific; PUBLIC-OPINION; SECURITY;
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10.1177/23477970241298756
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D81 [国际关系];
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030207 ;
摘要
Domestic support for a nuclear South Korea is increasingly noticeable-with envisioned pathways including the return of US tactical nuclear weapons, a NATO-style nuclear sharing agreement and an indigenous nuclear programme. Existing accounts largely frame the issue in terms of Washington-Seoul alliance management and a single defining North Korean threat, focusing on questions of 'why' South Korea should/should not pursue nuclear options. In this article, I instead reframe the debate as a broader regional security issue, investigating how South Korea's Indo-Pacific neighbours might view and respond to the activation of these nuclear pathways. Drawing on interviews and exchanges with nuclear and regional security experts, this article provides a preliminary and tentative sketch of the perspectives of foreign policy elites in six Indo-Pacific states: the United States, China, Japan, India, Indonesia and Australia; and also Taiwan. I conclude the article by offering further policy-relevant insights into how regional states can act, both individually and collectively, to lessen the prospects of a nuclear South Korea.
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