ABSTRACT

Building upon my book, “Nuclear Weapons Free Zones”, I assess the scope conditions for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (NWFZ) in Northeast Asia. In particular, I evaluate the role of the value of common security for states as a way to cope with nuclear threats, regional economic cooperation, regional institutions, democracy, regional powers, and nonproliferation entrepreneurship. In addition, I offer insights from other regions. While the existing conditions in the Northeast are not currently conducive for a NWFZ, Northeast Asia’s effort should be put into achieving the end of the DPRK nuclear program, the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and perhaps at a later stage, an NWFZ might be considered.

摘要

在我的书《无核武器区》的基础上，我评估了东北亚无核武器区（NWFZ）的范围条件。我特别评估了各国共同安全的价值作为应对核威胁、区域经济合作、区域机构、民主、区域大国和防扩散创业精神的作用。此外，我还提供其他地区的见解。虽然目前东北地区的现有条件不利于建立无核武器区，但东北亚应将努力放在实现朝鲜核计划结束、朝鲜半岛无核化上，或许在稍后阶段可以考虑建立无核武器区。 。