U.S. Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

U.S. Nuclear Policy and Deterrence Strategy: Russia-Ukraine War and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific

In this episode, we welcome four distinguished experts; Dr. Brad Roberts, Mr. Sugio Takahashi, Mr. Masashi Murano, and Dr. Nobumasa Akiyama. They discuss wide range of issues surrounding the nuclear wepons, including recent American policies and strategies, the impact of war in Ukraine, how to deal with China in the Indo-Pacific, and Japanese view point, as well as arms control.

(1) Recorded on: Thursday, December 8, 2022 (JST)
(2) Discussants:

• Dr. Brad Roberts (Director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
• Mr. Sugio Takahashi (Head of the Defense Policy Division of the Policy Studies Department at Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies)
• Mr. Masashi Murano (Japan Chair Fellow at Hudson Institute)

(3) Moderator:

• Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama (Professor at the School of International and Public Policy and the Graduate School of Law at Hitotsubashi University)

*Co-organized by the Institute for Global Governance Research, Hitotsubashi University. 

*Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this discussion are those of the speakers and do not represent the views of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Hitotsubashi University, or the institutions to which the participants belong.

The original video of this episode is available on YouTube 👇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UxPzfHJgt4