From Manila to Tokyo, defense debate heats up amid Ukraine war

Call for nuclear-sharing emerges as countries revisit deterrence measures

America's long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber B-52H Stratofortress seen here in Nevada. South Korea's presidential hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo questioned the effectiveness of U.S.-based weapons to deter nuclear threats from North Korea. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)

KEN MORIYASU, KIM JAEWON and CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writers

March 1, 2022 20:13 JST

TOKYO/SEOUL/MANILA -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be a continent away and just six days old, but it has focused Asian leaders' minds on deterrence.