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

... (non-NPT) can be found in the Asia-Pacific. Such countries choose not to participate in the NPT in exchange for their choice to go nuclear. Obviously, the most frequently cited... ... region also show certain behavioral similarities. The emergence of the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” with its accompanying ideologemes (such as “rules-based order”)... ... easily reconciled with the submarine deal, in spite of their preceding vows to sign the TPNW. Returning to AUKUS, it indeed sets a precedent for a NNWS to acquire a sensitive...