Denuclearization in Northeast and Southeast Asia

"Denuclearization” may be defined as political/normative attitudes towards nuclear disarmament, with a complete ban on nuclear weapons as the objective. The ultimate aim of denuclearization is to achieve a nuclear weapons-free world.' Denuclearization is. therefore, linked to attitudes
towards the acquisition of nuclear weapons, and to the process of nuclear arms control and disarmament. In this respect, “Realist” Northeast Asia shows a markedly different attitude as compared with a more multilateral Southeast Asia.