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A Behavioral Economic Approach To Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy, Alexander S. Rinn
A Behavioral Economic Approach To Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy, Alexander S. Rinn
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Nuclear disarmament advocates have provided a strong moral voice for the total disarmament of nuclear weapons, but if they are to remain credible participants in the disarmament process, they must redouble their efforts to assist in the difficult technical and political obstacles that stand in the way of a world without nuclear weapons. This Note first outlines impediments to disarmament towards which advocates could helpfully direct their attention, such as: conventional force imbalances; developing "proliferation-safe" civil nuclear technologies; enforcing nonproliferation obligations; and verifying nuclear disarmament. Second, it explains how tools from behavioral economics and negotiation theory could inform a more …