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Pillars For Nuclear-Weapon States To Make Material Progress On Nuclear Disarmament, Madina Zhetenova

Dissertations and Theses

The nuclear arms race in the twenty-first century hinders progress towards disarmament and greatly increases the risk of nuclear catastrophe. Nuclear disarmament is a global issue that is necessary not only to reduce the risk of war but also to strengthen world peace and security, and to prevent the waste of human and material resources. Through a comparative analysis of the experiences of nuclear-weapon states, this study identifies the behavioral factors underlying the retention of nuclear weapons as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by international treaties. I will do so while reviewing nations' declarations, social and economic factors, …

The Messy Nuclear Landscape: Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping To Explore Plausible Nuclear Disarmament Scenarios, Ryan M. Nixon

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Nuclear weapons are seemingly permanent fixtures in international relations. Although nuclear abolitionists and actors within the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have taken significant steps towards designing a world without nuclear weapons, the longstanding realist logic that suggests nuclear disarmament is nonviable has born more fruit. On the other hand, some proponents of realism have suggested global nuclear disarmament is feasible, given that certain international instabilities are stabilized and that special care is taken during diplomatic negotiations. This presents an opportunity to test these predictions using fuzzy cognitive mapping, a computational modeling technique that identifies …

Averting A New Nuclear Arms Race, Michael Anthony Calhoun

Honors Theses

The first goal of this thesis is to defend the claim that working towards nuclear disarmament is a rational, ethically pressing, and urgent goal. I will parse, condense, and array the arguments of statesmen, military leaders, philosophers, peace advocates, scientists, and religious leaders against the continued production, modernization, and maintaining of nuclear arsenals. After this, I will examine the current challenges to nuclear disarmament and promising and pragmatic options on the way to a world without nuclear weapons, with a focus on United States’ policy.

Addressing Global Threat: Exploring The Relationship Between Common Purpose And Leadership, Charles R.H. Powell

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

While the mention of common purpose is prevalent in leadership studies, there are few attempts to explore the relationship between common purpose and leadership. This study delves into the questions of if and how common purpose and leadership inform one another. How leaders adapt purpose and leadership approaches in response to evolving and turbulent conditions may foster the depth and sustainment of immediate and subsequent accomplishments. Through phenomenological research in the venue of nuclear weapons reduction, a common purpose that is both globally pervasive and imbued with a sense of urgency, the lived essence of those engaged in common purpose …

Europäische Verteidigungsintegration Und Die Atomwaffenfrage, Clara Portela, Ursula Jasper

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

As it strives to develop a fully integrated security and defence policy, the European Union faces a dilemma. While integration is proceeding apace and now embraces a number of key areas of national security policy, the Union still shies away from holding a serious debate about the future of European - that is British and French - nuclear weapons. These two European states have sought to justify their continued ownership of nuclear weapons by citing their own (and Europe's) benevolent intentions and the fact that their actions are guided by an awareness of their responsibility. Instead, Europe must begin to …

Towards A Universal Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, T. P. Radhakrishnan

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

The 1968 Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) came into force in 1970 and expires in 1995. In 1995 an extension conference has to be convened to decide whether the treaty continues in force indefinitely or will be extended for an additional period or periods.

The treaty, cosponsored by the us, the USSR, and the UK, has 155 signatories, but a few countries like Israel, India and Pakistan have refused to be bound by it. They have done so mainly on the formal grounds that the treaty is structurally discriminatory between nuclear and nonnuclear weapons states.

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The Nonproliferation Treaty And Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Explosives, Thomas Ehrlich

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Blueprint For The Peace Race: Outline Of Basic Provisions Of A Treaty On General And Complete Disarmament In A Peaceful World, United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Test Ban Treaty: Questions And Answers, United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Problems Of Disarmament, Hans Albrecht Bethe

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: Gateway To Peace, United States, Department Of State

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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A Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Now, National Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.)

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The Use Of Force In International Affairs, Friends Peace Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Working Party On The Use Of Force In International Affairs

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Stability And The Nth Country Problem, Robert W. Tucker

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Toward A Sane Nuclear Policy, National Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.)

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The Morals Of Extermination, Lewis Mumford

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Disarmament: What Kind? How Much?, American Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.)

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Sane Comment, Erich Fromm

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The Case For Disarmament, John M. Swomley

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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There's No Safety In Armaments Say The Men Who Know Armaments Best!, American Friends Service Committee

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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Stop The Bomb: An Appeal To The Reason Of The American People, Contemporary Issues

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The Intelligent Readers' Guide To Disarmament, Committee For Peaceful Alternatives North Side Chapter

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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What If An A-Bomb Falls?, Illinois Committee For Peaceful Alternatives

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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The United Nations And The Bomb: A Radio Discussion, Thomas Knight Finletter

PRISM: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements

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