The Bomb

Will Asia Go Nuclear: Australian Foreign Affairs 25

Jonathan Pearlman

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Black Inc
20 October 2025

Warfare & defence; Australian Society

Series: Australian Foreign Affairs

The twenty-fifth issue of Australian Foreign Affairs explores the possibility of nations across Asia developing nuclear weapons and the consequences for the region's security.

""For too long we have avoided thinking seriously about nuclear weapons . . . If those closest to us are preparing for a darker nuclear future, we need to talk about how we might survive in it."" BRENDAN TAYLOR

As anxieties intensify about the reliability of the United States as a partner, The Bomb examines the prospect of a nuclear arms race breaking out in Asia. Such a development would raise regional tensions to boiling point - and would leave countries such as Australia contemplating previously unthinkable options.
* Brendan Taylor surveys the outlook in Asia's potential next nuclear-armed powers, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia.
* Stephan Fr hling & Andrew O'Neil ask whether and how Australia could access nuclear weapons, and if it should.
* Gareth Evans argues that Canberra must revive its commitment to leading the global effort for nuclear arms control.
* Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan analyses China's nuclear weapons expansion and the consequences for Australia.
* Gordon Noble & Nick Wood call for a new approach to climate investment in the Indo-Pacific.

PLUS Jennifer Parker on national security and Mark Harrison on Taiwan, and correspondence on AFA24- System Update from Olivia Shen, Marina Yue Zhang and Johanna Weaver & Zoe Jay Hawkins.

By: Jonathan Pearlman
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 167mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN: 9781760646004
ISBN 10: 1760646008
Series: Australian Foreign Affairs
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 20 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Pearlman is the editor of Australian Foreign Affairs and is a correspondent for the Telegraph (UK) and the Straits Times (Singapore). He previously worked at the Sydney Morning Herald, covering foreign affairs and politics from Canberra and Sydney. He has worked as a correspondent in the Middle East, as well as covering various international stories, including the 2008 US election and the violence in eastern Congo. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Diplomat, Good Weekend, and the Australian Book Review, and he has been a Walkley Award finalist and United Nations Media Award winner. He was born in Sydney and studied at the University of New South Wales and Oxford University.