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Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us. [PDF]

BMJ Mil Health
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Opinion: How fear of nuclear winter has helped save the world, so far [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2023
The direct effects of nuclear war would be horrific, with blasts, fires, and radiation killing and injuring many people. But in 1983, United States and Soviet Union scientists showed that a nuclear war could also produce a nuclear winter, with ...
A. Robock, L. Xia, C. S. Harrison, J. Coupe, J. Coupe, O. B. Toon, C. G. Bardeen   +6 more
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North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Development: The Impact for International Security and Stability

International Law Discourse in Southeast Asia, 2022
The development of nuclear weapons today is in many cases one of the threats of future wars. In fact, the development of this weapon is considered to be able to disrupt international stability and security.
Aprilia Putri Adiningsih, Ngboawaji Daniel Nte   +1 more
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Implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Hopes and Expectations for the Future

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force on 22 January 2021. What can be expected in the years following (TPNW)? In the first few years, we can expect that states parties will start to implement the treaty’s positive ...
Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Beatrice Fihn
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Setting the Deadline for Nuclear Weapon Removal from Host States under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2022
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons requires that states which join the treaty while hosting nuclear weapons, “shall ensure the prompt removal of such weapons, as soon as possible but not later than a deadline to be determined by the first ...
Moritz Kütt, Zia Mian
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Chinese views on nuclear weapons: Evidence from an online survey

Research & Politics, 2021
What are Chinese public attitudes regarding nuclear weapons? Although scholars have studied Chinese elites’ views on nuclear weapons, surprisingly little is known about the views of China’s public.
Naomi Egel, R. Lincoln Hines
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A study on the development and implications of low-yield nuclear weapons, focusing on deterrence theory

선진국방연구, 2021
This study aims to examine the development status and technical characteristics of low-yield nuclear weapons initiated by the Trump administration, predict the development trend in the Biden administration, analyze strategic implications that have ...
Sungjoon Moon
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Entry into Force of the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and International Legal Restrictions on its Use

Московский журнал международного права, 2022
INTRODUCTION. The article analyzes the consequences of coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 2017. This Treaty forbids use of nuclear weapons and its deployment on territories of states, which ratified it.
I. S. Marusin
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Asia-Pacific Perspective on Biological Weapons and Nuclear Deterrence in the Pandemic Era

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
This article provides an Asia-Pacific perspective on biological weapons and their relevance to nuclear deterrence in the pandemic era. The entire class of biological weapons is banned by international law; however, biological weapons are generally less ...
Miles Pomper, Richard Pilch
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The Threat of Conventional Weapons to Nuclear Security: A New Reality for Deterrence

Международная аналитика, 2021
This paper explores the idea that developments in Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS) systems degrade nuclear security. The United States is developing such weapons for niche conventional use on the surface, but the line between tactical and ...
P. Rautenbach
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