No. 179: Nonproliferation and Nuclear Energy: The Case of Vietnam

Author(s): Oliver Thränert
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 179
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2015

Notwithstanding the Fukushima disaster, a number of threshold countries are planning to start programs for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including in Asia. In its program, Vietnam is already at a relatively advanced stage. Currently, however, there is no evidence of a Vietnamese atomic weapons program. But a more aggressive policy of China could increase Hanoi’s interest in creating its own nuclear deterrent.

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Nuclear Reactors in Vietnam