The end of nonproliferation?

The Trump administration’s shift towards a more unilateral foreign policy is threatening the stability of the nuclear nonproliferation regime. Once anchored by U.S. security commitments, nations like Germany, Japan, and South Korea now see their reliance on the U.S. security umbrella eroding, prompting many to consider developing nuclear weapons of their own. This shift toward proliferation could lead to a more unstable world, where nuclear-armed states increase the risks of accidents, miscalculations, and outright conflict—fundamentally challenging global security.

Editors Note: This is thoughtful commentary on possible knock-on impact of overturning the economic and military security arrangements that have dominated the past 80 years of foreign policy. We tend to shy away from sharing speculative future-casting, but this is a perspective that is under-represented in the current threads moving through the infoverse.

Glenn Chafetz and Zachary S. Davis

Defense One

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