On Creating the Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament: Past Lessons, Future Prospects

Roberts discusses the creation of conditions for nuclear disarmament. At the center of the international policy debate about nuclear disarmament are some quite basic questions: What are the conditions that would enable the nuclear-armed states to safely disarm and then the world community to live sa...

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Published in:The Washington quarterly 2019-04, Vol.42 (2), p.7-30
Main Author: Roberts, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Campaigns
International standards
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear weapons
Prohibition
Proposals
Prospects
Ratification
Treaties ratification
Trump, Donald J
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Summary:Roberts discusses the creation of conditions for nuclear disarmament. At the center of the international policy debate about nuclear disarmament are some quite basic questions: What are the conditions that would enable the nuclear-armed states to safely disarm and then the world community to live safely in a post-nuclear world? Is it possible to create those conditions? If so, when? If not, what should be done? Today, however, they are back in discussion for a variety of reasons. These include the 2020 review conference of states parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the campaign for signature, ratification, and entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and the Trump administration's proposal for a new disarmament discourse focused on creating the conditions for nuclear disarmament.
ISSN:0163-660X
1530-9177
DOI:10.1080/0163660X.2019.1621650