nuclear disarmament

Bye Bye, World: Will Humanity Continue to Tolerate the Risk of Nuclear War?

by Lawrence Wittner

Since the dawn of the nuclear age, broad-based disarmament movements have demanded a world without the threat of nuclear annihilation. Will the governments of powerful nations lead the way to realizing that goal? 

Can the Nuclear Genie Be Put Back In the Bottle? Must It?

by David P. Barash and Ward Wilson

We won't eliminate nuclear weapons by expunging the science behind their creation but by comprehending their uselessness and letting them join the ranks of abandoned technologies.

Samantha Smith's Dream of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament

by William Lambers

Samantha Smith taught us your voice matters and you can make a difference in ridding the world of nuclear weapons and achieving peace for all. 

Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament―Unless They’re Pushed to Do So

by Lawrence Wittner

Although the rulers of nuclear-armed nations are usually eager to foster nuclear buildups, substantial public pressure can secure their acceptance of nuclear disarmament.    

Dr. King's Legacy and Nuclear Disarmament

by William Lambers

Few people know Dr. King was also an activist for nuclear disarmament and urged peace during the Cold War nuclear arms race. 

What Has Wheaties – Yes, the Breakfast Cereal – Got to Do with Nuclear Disarmament?

by William Lambers

It is the breakfast of champions and nuclear disarmament. 

Review of Lawrence S. Kaplan’s “Harold Stassen: Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament”

by Ron Briley

In the age of Trump, the Republican Party could use someone like Harold Stassen.

US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

by Juan Cole

The US vetoed the document because it contained a clause requiring Israel to meet with Arab neighbors and to participate in talks leading to the making of the Middle East a nuclear free zone.

Is the Obama Administration Abandoning Its Commitment to a Nuclear-Free World?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

In a major address in Prague on April 5, 2009, the newly-elected U.S. president, Barack Obama, proclaimed "clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." On January 24, 2013, however, Senator John Kerry, speaking at Senate confirmation hearings on his nomination to become U.S. secretary of state, declared that a nuclear weapons-free world was no more than “an aspiration,” adding that “we’ll be lucky if we get there in however many centuries.” Has there been a change in Obama administration policy over the past four years?