Introduction
This essay surveys the patterns of East Asian and South Asian nuclear WMD proliferation and examines how US policy, unilaterally and in concert with other countries and organizations, has sought to influence the phenomena. Recommendations for more flexible and realistic US policies toward Asian proliferation, as part of our larger proliferation efforts, conclude the paper. We define proliferation as the intent to acquire, or the possession WMD. The original five declared nuclear weapons states—the United States, the USSR/Russia, Great Britain, France, and China—are not considered proliferators, although some activites by these countries have promoted proliferation among Third World states, for example Israel, Pakistan, and Iran.
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