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European nuclear weapons? Zombie debates and nuclear realities

European Security, 2020
In February 2020, French president Emmanuel Macron invited all interested European states to a “strategic dialogue” on the supposed contribution of France’s nuclear arsenal to European collective security.
Kjølv Egeland, Benoît Pelopidas
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From Obligation to Action: Advancing Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2020
As entry into force approaches, the time has come to start planning for the First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Bonnie Docherty
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The Future of the Nuclear Taboo: Framing the Impact of the TPNW

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
How might the Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) help prevent the use of nuclear weapons? Since the adoption of the TPNW in 2017, much has been said about the Treaty’s impact on nuclear disarmament.
Magnus Løvold
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Reducing or Exploiting Risk? Varieties of US Nuclear Thought and Their Implications for Northeast Asia

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2022
This article argues that there is no monolithic “United States perspective” when it comes to theories of nuclear stability, either structurally or during a crisis.
Van Jackson
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No First Use and Credible Deterrence

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2018
Despite progress in reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the largest arsenals, a number of states are now looking to increase their reliance on nuclear weapons not only for deterrence, but also for coercion or war fighting.
Steve Fetter, Jon Wolfsthal
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Breathable Graphene Oxide‐Polymer Composite Membranes With Two‐Step Barrier Mechanism Against Nerve Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Breathable membranes that reject chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are required for next‐generation protective apparel. A dual‐function graphene oxide (GO)‐polyamine architecture is introduced that addresses the long‐standing tradeoff between vapor transmission and CWA selectivity.
Hyungjun Kim, Chanui Lee, Keunhong Jeong, Seonggi Kim, Hyunju Shin, Sunghan Kim, Youngho Jin   +6 more
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Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang, Junseong Ahn, Yongrok Jeong, Sohee Jeon, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Min‐Wook Oh, Jun‐Ho Jeong, Inkyu Park, Yeon Sik Jung   +8 more
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A hegemonic nuclear order: Understanding the Ban Treaty and the power politics of nuclear weapons

Contemporary Security Policy, 2019
The notion of a “global nuclear order” has entered the lexicon of nuclear politics. The 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has prompted further questions about how we understand it.
Nick Ritchie
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Mechanisms of Aristolochic Acid Resistance in Specialist Butterflies and Evolutionary Insights for Potential Protective Pathways

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The study provides an extreme example of insect adaptation to highly toxic defenses of host plants, and investigates the complex strategies to resist carcinogenic aristolochic acids, including physical isolation, metabolic detoxification, and DNA repair.
Yang Luan, Yubo Zhang, Jingjing Li, Jianqing Zhu, Yuyang Lei, Yushi Hu, Zhenqiang Xin, Tianpei Xie, Jiang Zheng, Yuanyuan Lin, Jingjing Shen, Yiyi Cao, Xinyue You, Jing Xi, Jiaying Wu, Weiying Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Yuanting Zheng, David J. Lohman, Leming Shi, Wei Zhang   +20 more
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Reducing the risks of nuclear war—the role of health professionals

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
In January, 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90 seconds before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war.1 In August, 2022, the UN Secretary-General ...
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Bob Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N Naumova, Eric Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski   +17 more
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