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Is full nuclear disarmament achievable?
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Does the international community have reasonable grounds to believe that full nuclear disarmament is a feasible goal?
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Nuclear Politics »
Nuclear Politics
Nuclear Politics☜Since the Trinity test in New Mexico in 1945, Russia, the UK, France and China have joined the US as nuclear weapon states—with India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea also thought to possess a nuclear weapons capability. Help us map the issues around civil and military nuclear proliferation.☜F1CEB7
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Nuclear challenges for the international community? »
Nuclear challenges for the international community?
Nuclear challenges for the international community?☜What are the key challenges for the international community with respect to nuclear proliferation? And how can the international community respond effectively to those challenges?☜FFB597
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Nuclear disarmament »
Nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament☜The international community needs to make progress towards the goal of nuclear disarmament—and, eventually, persuade all of the existing nuclear weapon states give up their weapons.☜59C6EF
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Is full nuclear disarmament achievable?
Is full nuclear disarmament achievable?☜Does the international community have reasonable grounds to believe that full nuclear disarmament is a feasible goal?☜FFB597
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Logic of nuclear deterrence means that it must be abandoned »
Logic of nuclear deterrence means that it must be abandoned
Logic of nuclear deterrence means that it must be abandoned ☜It is reasonable to use a system whose breakdown would be infinitely destructive if and only if the chance of breakdown is zero. The effects of a breakdown of nuclear deterrence on human civilisation would be infinitely destructive. The chance of breakdown of nuclear deterrence > zero. Therefore it is not reasonable to use the system of nuclear deterrence.☜FFB597
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First, we need to believe it is possible. »
First, we need to believe it is possible.
First, we need to believe it is possible.☜The arguments here are mostly predicated on the assumption that disarmament is impossible. Nevertheless, we have reduced the number of weapons, and big voices like Kissinger are saying that full NW abolition is desirable. If he thinks that, then it is possible.☜FFB597
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Second we need to understand that nuclear war is possible »
Second we need to understand that nuclear war is possible
Second we need to understand that nuclear war is possible☜Nuclear weapons raise the threshold at which states will go to war, but the threshold can still be crossed. Situations where there is a combination of political crisis and errors in the detectors can lead to orders to fire missiles.☜FFB597
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Third, we need to understand that nuclear war would be global »
Third, we need to understand that nuclear war would be global
Third, we need to understand that nuclear war would be global☜The idea of limited nuclear war is mooted as tactical use, but the extreme emotions associated with a nuclear war situation, and the perceive risk of losing weapons in a first strike, would almost certainly lead to a generalised global nuclear holocaust. ☜FFB597
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Abolition of nuclear weapons is an unrealistic goal »
Abolition of nuclear weapons is an unrealistic goal
Abolition of nuclear weapons is an unrealistic goal☜☜59C6EF
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Disarmament is a realistic and achievable goal »
Disarmament is a realistic and achievable goal
Disarmament is a realistic and achievable goal☜☜59C6EF
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Further proliferation of nuclear weapons is inevitable »
Further proliferation of nuclear weapons is inevitable
Further proliferation of nuclear weapons is inevitable☜Proliferation cant be stopped and we are destined to live in a world where more nations and more people possess nuclear weapons.☜59C6EF
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