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A World Free of Nuclear Weapons
February 2010
Since the first atomic bombs exploded in 1945, some have tried to rid the world of nuclear weapons. President Obama has embraced this goal with new vigor. This issue of eJournal USA examines the challenges to achieving nuclear disarmament. It conveys the hopes of some thinkers, and explains the doubts of others.
Ellen O. Tauscher, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Other people have talked about achieving a world without nuclear weapons. President Obama is trying to make it happen.
George Perkovich, Director, and Deepti Choubey, Deputy Director, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Cooperation among the nuclear powers on preventing proliferation requires upholding the bargain between disarmament and nonproliferation.
Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy The 2010 review conference on nuclear weapons nonproliferation should start laying the groundwork for a treaty abolishing nuclear weapons.
Jonathan Winkler, Associate Professor of History, Wright University Maintaining huge and expensive nuclear warhead stockpiles was the cost of peace during the Cold War.
Dmitri Trenin, Director, Carnegie Moscow Center Russian leaders publicly support the idea of a world free of nuclear weapons but lack a clear strategy to advance this vision.
Andrew Newman, Research Associate, Harvard University Thanks to the Megatons to Megawatts program, half of U.S. nuclear energy comes from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads.
Johan Bergenäs, Research Associate, Monterey Institute of International Studies Progress toward a world rid of nuclear weapons depends on the world’s young people.
Jayantha Dhanapala, President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs A verifiable global agreement on eliminating nuclear weapons would make all of the world’s people safer equally.
Irma Argüello, Founder and Chair, Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation All countries must learn that abolishing nuclear weapons will enhance the security of all countries.