​ Trump Turns the Clock Back

Published in China Times
(Taiwan) on 28 March 2016
by Chien-Yu Chen (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Anthony Chantavy. Edited by Helaine Schweitzer.
Donald Trump, whose words fail to impress, has encouraged Japan and Korea to obtain nuclear weapons, not only making critics skeptical about his diplomatic ability to earn an endorsement, but also exposing the obsolete national security ideology in his head. If this man becomes president of the United States, international relations will revert back to the way they were during the Cold War.

The fact that Trump made these statements reveals that he has completely forgotten about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by the U.S. which is meant to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and discourage U.S. allies from building nuclear facilities. This not only makes the American people break into a cold sweat, but Japan and Korea might not be able to withstand him either. The purpose of signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was to prevent any country from abusing nuclear weapons. If Japan and Korea obtain nuclear weapons, this would prompt China and Russia to strengthen their nuclear capability. This is how Trump solves diplomatic issues?

Moreover, Trump’s concept of using nuclear weapons exposes Trump's image of a world that remains in a Cold War: in the U.S.-Russia arms race, both countries had nuclear weapons while other countries jumped on the bandwagon one by one, each showing off its international status. When this strategy led to a stalemate in the international community, the non-proliferation treaty came into play, reminding every side in the international community that it has a responsibility to preserve peace.

The funny thing is that the U.S. is about to have a nuclear summit meeting in Washington. World leaders, including those from China, Japan and Korea, will be there to discuss how to restrain the spread of nuclear weapons. Yet, Trump, eager to become president of the United States, advocates the possession of nuclear weapons, bringing out the irony of this meeting.


語不驚人死不休的川普鼓勵日、韓擁有核武,不但讓批評者質疑其外交能力不足更加獲得背書,也凸顯川普腦中過時的國家安全思維,此人若成為美國總統,國際關係將倒退到冷戰時期。

川普此話一出,完全忘記美國做為《不擴散核武器條約》(NPT)簽署國,防止核擴散的宗旨,反鼓勵美國盟友建設核子工廠。這不僅讓美國民眾為他捏冷汗,恐怕日韓也招架不住。簽署NPT的目的就是預防各國利用核武當做威嚇武器,若日韓有核武,致使中、俄也強化核武力量,這是川普解決外交問題的能力?


再者,使用核武的觀念,等於凸顯川普對於世界的想像還停留在冷戰時期,美俄軍備競賽,各擁核武,其餘國家也相繼跟風,展現其國際地位。由於此種思維造成國際社會僵持,才促成NPT的簽署,提醒國際社會的各方都有責任維護和平。

諷刺的是,美國即將在華盛頓召開核峰會,世界各國領袖,包含中日韓等領袖都將出席,討論如何抑制核武器的擴散,想成為美國總統的川普反倒鼓勵擁核,更彰顯這番談話的荒謬。

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