The policies of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, could increase the number of nuclear states worldwide to 25, as published by the British newspaper .
The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, who was deeply concerned about a “nuclear arms race spiral”, began conversations in the 1960s that led the treaty on the non -proliferation of nuclear weapons (TNP). By virtue of this agreement, the US expanded its nuclear deterrence, ensuring its allies that they did not need to develop their own nuclear weapons.
However, as the British newspaper points out, under the Trump government the feeling of confidence in the United States security commitments has decreased. Trump’s closest links with Moscow and their disdain for NATO have led countries such as Germany, Poland, South Korea and Japan to consider the development of their own nuclear abilities.
Ankit Panda, from Carnegie Endowment Institute, said Trump’s policies acted as a catalyst, causing US allies to question US reliability and promoted them to consider nuclear weapons as a solution.
Only five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom) are recognized as nuclear powers. Meanwhile, India, Israel and Pakistan develop their own weapons outside the treaty, and North Korea is the only nation that has retired.
Analysts fear that, without US guarantees, TNP collapse could lead to a global increase in nuclear states.
