| ID | 093563 |
| Title Proper | Abolition aspiration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Huntley, Wade L |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The goal of abolishing all nuclear weapons has often seemed unrealistic, if not utopian. The Cold War posed intractable apocalyptic dangers, and the post-Cold War "peace dividend" proved scant. But over the decades, nuclear arms control and nonproliferation successes have been as important as the setbacks, and in 2010 the abolition aspiration has made something of a comeback. This article surveys the most important challenges facing nuclear disarmament progress today. The article considers the interrelationships among the positions of the key categories of states shaping the contemporary global nuclear order, for good or ill, as a capstone to the other pieces in this special section, which focus on those categories individually. The article concludes that progress toward disarmament will not be easy or fast. Weaning states off their reliance on threats to either use or acquire nuclear arms requires progress in improving the conditions of global governance more generally. But the goal of eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons is a realistic prospect and, consequently, an essential imperative. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 17, No. 1; Mar 2010: p139-159 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 17, No. 1; Mar 2010: p139-159 |
| Key Words | Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Abolition ; Disarmament ; Non-Proliferation Treaty ; NPT |