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4 DECADES OF RECKONING WITH NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR THREAT – AND COUNTING
PETER HAYES OCTOBER 30, 2022 INTRODUCTION Peter Hayes argues that “going nuclear will not help South Korea deal with the threat posed by its northern neighbor.” Peter Hayes is Director of the Nautilus Institute and Honorary Professor at the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney, and Senior Research Advisor of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network. […]
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PETER HAYES DECEMBER 31 2020 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes suggests nine nuclear risk reduction measures that are applicable in Northeast Asia to manage the increased risk of nuclear war due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Hayes is Director of the Nautilus Institute and Honorary Professor at the Centre for International Security Studies at the […]
Go to the articleBUILDING ON BAEKDUDAEGAN: PEACEMAKING THROUGH ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
PETER HAYES JANUARY 21, 2019 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes suggests that amid the well-known issues that divide North and South Korea, and the potential pathways to lasting reconciliation, there is a little-known concept shared by both sides that taps deep into the cultural resonances of the peninsula’s geography and ecological biodiversity. […]
Go to the articleIDEATIONAL POWER IN A REALIST WORLD: PAN-PACIFIC BRIDGE BUILDING BY NON-STATE ACTORS
PETER HAYES MARCH 7 2019 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes “demonstrates reason for hope that civil society-based, non-state actors will continue to use ideational power to build pan-Pacific bridges leading to sustainability, security and peace in our time. They are not the only bridge builders and cannot achieve their goals alone. But […]
Go to the articleOFF THE BEACH: UNDERWATER WARFARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
PETER HAYES APRIL 24, 2018 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes describes how below the vast waters of Asia, new weapons of war and the methods of thwarting them are proliferating. Advances in submarines by the world’s great navies are being joined by an increasing number of states in the region that are […]
Go to the articleNUCLEAR COMMAND-AND-CONTROL IN THE QUANTUM ERA
PETER HAYES MARCH 29, 2018 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes concludes: “Given the choices being made by the nuclear armed states to re-embrace nuclear weapons, it is useful to speculate about the potential effects of quantum technology on nuclear forces, and in particular, possible consequences for NC3 systems. At least some of […]
Go to the articleREDUCING THE RISK THAT SOCIAL MEDIA STORMS TRIGGER NUCLEAR WAR: ISSUES AND ANTIDOTES
PETER HAYES FEBRUARY 1, 2018 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes concludes that: “Some form of independent, impartial, and pre-existing global early warning system may be useful to all nuclear armed states to provide a supplementary way to check not only the truth content of these alerts and social media storms, but the […]
Go to the articleNO WIND IS FAVORABLE IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR PORT
PETER HAYES DECEMBER 15, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes argues: “We know that a nuclear free Korean Peninsula is linked to the entire region and cannot be achieved alone by the two Koreas. We need to choose which ports we are headed to and then adapt to the prevailing winds along […]
Go to the articleALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE: WHICH TABLE?
PETER HAYES OCTOBER 2, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes reviews the potential military consequences of a conventional war in Korea arising from the tension created by the rhetorical threats traded by Donald Trump and Kim Jong Il. He suggests the possible killing rate in a new Korean War that does not […]
Go to the articleNORTH KOREA’S INTERCONTINENTAL FEBRUARY SURPRISE?
NORTH KOREA’S INTERCONTINENTAL FEBRUARY SURPRISE? NASPNet Blue Peter February 16, 2017 by Peter Hayes, Honorary Professor, Center for International Security Studies, Sydney University, and Director, Nautilus Institute. I. INTRODUCTION Peter Hayes writes that the missile tested on February 12 2017 was not an intercontinental missile. Rather it was most likely a land-based version of the same […]
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