“The risk of nuclear conflict is rising, with the world on the cusp of a nuclear-arms race centered on the Asia-Pacific,” writes the International Institute for Strategic Studies this month. “China’s expanding military capabilities and North Korea’s growing arsenal are driving the assertive force postures and procurement decisions of regional states and the U.S.”
“Apart from small additions to the arsenals of India and Pakistan, the only nations increasing deployed nuclear weapons are Russia, North Korea, and China,” Peter Huessy of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies and the Gold Institute for International Strategy told Gatestone last week.
