Zhao Tong

Zhao Tong is a senior fellow with the Nuclear Policy Programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington-based think tank, and its East Asia-based research center, Carnegie China. His research expertise lies in strategic security issues, encompassing nuclear weapons policy, deterrence, arms control, non-proliferation, missile defence, hypersonic weapons, and regional security. He is newsworthy due to his analysis of the potential consequences of recent events, specifically Iranian strikes and the possibility of a US-Israeli war on Iran, on nuclear proliferation in Asia. His analysis suggests such conflicts could trigger a regional nuclear arms race and negatively impact China's interests in the Middle East. His insights are relevant due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East and the potential for these conflicts to have far-reaching global implications, particularly in the realm of nuclear proliferation.