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"For the past 75 years, America’s nuclear umbrella has been the keystone that
has kept East Asia’s great‑power rivalries from turning atomic.
President Donald Trump’s second‑term “strategic reset” now threatens to crack
that arch.
By pressuring allies to shoulder more of the defence burden, hinting that US
forces might walk if the cheques do not clear and flirting with a return to
nuclear testing, Washington is signalling that its once‑ironclad nuclear
guarantee is, at best, negotiable.
In Seoul, Tokyo and even Taipei, a once-unthinkable idea — building nuclear
weapons — has begun to look disturbingly pragmatic."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
