This conference discussed the following points:
- With six of the world’s acknowledged nuclear-armed states (China, India, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, and the US) involved in the Asian region, what are the long-term implications for deterrence and nuclear stability?
- What would be the effects of missile defences?
- Is further nuclear proliferation likely, and if so how can it be prevented?
- What are the prospects for denuclearisation, and under what conditions?