Deployment of US Missile Defense Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region as a Threat to the Security of the Countries of the Region
https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1501-2022-12-3-116-127
Abstract
Relevance. The issue of deploying a US missile defense system has now become more relevant than ever in connection with the latest events in Ukraine. Developing countries where US missile defense systems are being deployed should understand that they themselves can become a target for other states involved in some kind of local conflict. This situation was exacerbated by the US refusal to renew the Treaty on Limiting the Deployment of ABM Forces.
The purpose is to consider trends in the deployment of US missile defense systems in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the threat to the national security of the countries of this region.
Objectives to consider the stages of deployment of the US global missile defense system; to study the positions of the US missile defense deployment in the Asia-Pacific region; to identify problem fields in the geopolitical space of the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Federation and the United States in connection with the deployment of the missile defense system in this region.
Methodology. The method of comparative analysis was used to compare various official documents and reports from Washington on the deployment of missile defense systems in the Asia-Pacific region; the system analysis method allowed us to examine the data of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and U.S. Department of Defense.
Results. The study proved that Washington is pursuing a more flexible policy in the Asia-Pacific region based on disagreements between the key actors in the region - China, North Korea, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. China is seriously opposing the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, but in military-technical terms, it is still losing. The deployment of the US missile defense system on the territory of South Korea and Japan destabilizes the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Conclusions. Tensions in the Asia-Pacific region are rising because of the THAAD system in Songju, Japan, which Washington is deploying on the territory of Japan and South Korea, seeking to create a global US missile defense system. But the contradictions between the major powers in the Asia-Pacific region (Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea) are so deep that the inconsistency in actions between the largest players allows Russia to feel calm about its borders, for national security.
About the Author
Violetta M. Kuzmina
Southwest State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. of Sci. (Historical), Associate Professor, Department of International Relations and Public Administration
50 Let Oktyabrya Str. 94, Kursk 305040
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Kuzmina V.M. Deployment of US Missile Defense Systems in the Asia-Pacific Region as a Threat to the Security of the Countries of the Region. Proceedings of Southwest State University. Series: History and Law. 2022;12(3):116-127. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1501-2022-12-3-116-127
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