Appearance in “Deteriorating Nuclear Disarmament Treaties: China, North Korea, India… World Accelerating Nuclear Arms Race” [in Japanese]
On January 22, 2024, Professor Nobumasa Akiyama of the Graduate School of Law appeared on TV Tokyo’s program titled “Deteriorating Nuclear Disarmament Treaties: China, North Korea, India… World Accelerating Nuclear Arms Race.” This program discusses how Japan should deal with the growing threat of nuclear weapons in the international community, with Russian President Putin suggesting the use of tactical nuclear weapons in his ongoing invasion of Ukraine, China strengthening its deployment of nuclear weapons, and North Korea pushing forward with its nuclear development. Professor Akiyama discussed that while the number of nuclear weapons has decreased compared to the peak of the Cold War era, the threshold for nuclear weapon use has lowered since Russia invaded Ukraine, indicating that the risk of nuclear weapons remains high. He also pointed out the deepening division within the international community concerning nuclear weapons.
