Nuclear Arms Control

Emerging & disruptive technologies and nuclear weapons decision making

Report

Nuclear weapons remain at the core of modern security strategies, and all great powers of the 21st century rely on nuclear deterrence to some extent. A workshop organized by the European Leadership Network (ELN) focused on the impact of new and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Quantum Computing on nuclear decision-making. The major findings of the workshop are summarized in this report.

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Women's March against nuclear bombs on June 17th 2017 in New York. The women's march ended at the UN, where current negotiations are being held with countries around the world on nuclear disarmament

A feminist critique of the atomic bomb

Backgrounder

A feminist analysis can help us understand how nuclear weapons are a patriarchal tool, and how it benefits the patriarchy to advocate for their continued existence in the arsenals of a few and selected governments.

By Ray Acheson

The Crisis of Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control: Diagnosis and Future Concepts

The instruments of bi- and multilateral nuclear disarmament and arms control are in a state of despair. Under the label of N.EX.T. (Nuclear Expert Talks), fifteen scholars from Europe, Russia, and the United States gathered in Berlin in November 2016 to discuss the current state of disarmament and arms control.

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Reflections after a Week of Campaigning for a Ban on Nuclear Weapons at the UN

Nuclear disarmament has long been a distant issue in the life of Philippinean peace advocator Loreta Castro. Over the last two years of involvement she began to see it as an urgent imperative.

By Loreta Castro

Gender, Power, and Arms: International Armament, Masculinities, and Discrimination - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Gender, Power, and Arms: International Armament, Masculinities, and Discrimination

The Time Has Come (for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons) - H Wokusch

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The Future of Arms Control

Publication Series on Democarcy 37: The escalation of the armed conflict in Syria has been a painful reminder of the need to strengthen arms control and non-proliferation efforts. This publication is an opportunity to figure out what steps should be taken to strengthen cooperative efforts in controlling and reducing military capabilities.

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The European Union and Nuclear Disarmament – a Sensitive Question

Currently the debate on nuclear weapons in the European Union is not making any progress, this could be due to the failure of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2015. Nevertheless, a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Europe should still be envisaged.

By Julia Berghofer

On working for a nuclear weapons free world within a NATO country - and overcoming other frustrations

How can trust be built when 16.000 weapons of mass-destructions are faced to each other? Anda Serban is the Coordinator of ICAN Romania and reflects on her experiences with lobbying.

By Anda Serban