| ID | 107233 |
| Title Proper | Reinforcing the NPT |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hamer, Chris |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reaffirmed Australia's commitment to realising a world free from nuclear weapons. Arguments are presented here that this aim cannot be achieved until the framework of international law and international governance has been substantially strengthened. A more productive aim at the present time would be to fortify the Non-Proliferation Treaty with a 'no first use' declaration by the nuclear-weapon states, so that the non-nuclear-weapon states can rest secure in the knowledge that nuclear weapons will not actually be used again, pending the day when they can safely be discarded entirely. |
| `In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 65, No. 5; Nov 2011: p578-589 |
| Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 65, No. 5; Nov 2011: p578-589 |
| Key Words | International Governance ; No First Use ; Non-proliferation ; Nuclear Arms |