How to free the world of nuclear weapons
“The first-ever Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in 2017 buoyed hopes of a world free of these catastrophic arms,” writes diplomat and international-security expert Nobumasa Akiyama. “Now the skies are darkening.” He urges fresh thinking to move beyond historical bilateral agreements towards a three-way balance of power between China, the United States and Russia. The discussion must encompass emerging technologies and conventional weapons, and include non-nuclear states such as his own, Japan.
A Nature editorial calls on researchers to help free the world of nuclear weapons. Scientists were a key part of the coalition that helped bring the TPNW to fruition, and they will be pivotal in supporting and implementing the treaty if it is signed into international law as expected next year. As we face the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on 6 and 9 August 1945, the time to renew hope is now, argues the editorial.
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A Nature editorial calls on researchers to help free the world of nuclear weapons. Scientists were a key part of the coalition that helped bring the TPNW to fruition, and they will be pivotal in supporting and implementing the treaty if it is signed into international law as expected next year. As we face the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on 6 and 9 August 1945, the time to renew hope is now, argues the editorial.
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