A World Without Nuclear Weapons: Six Wrong-Headed Cliches about Disarmament

Der Spiegel by Oliver Thränert | Oct. 21, 2009 (Opinion)

A world without nuclear weapons presupposes a new world order. It is a goal that will not be achieved overnight. However, we should begin. Sooner or later, the assumption that humanity can continue to live with nuclear weapons without deploying them will prove to be a misapprehension. Full Story »

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Topics: Nuclear Weapons, War, Iran Nuclear Program
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Posted by: Posted by Christoph Wienands - Oct 21, 2009 - 9:14 AM PDT
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Edited by: Christoph Wienands - Oct 21, 2009 - 9:25 AM PDT

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 by Christoph Wienands - Oct. 21, 2009

The author takes six common preconceptions against the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and nuclear disarmament, and argues why those preconceptions are (partially) wrong. The author does not provide further references for many of his claims but to me they sound very logical.

Interesting opinion on nuclear disarmament. I found the section about the limited deterrence potential of nuclear armament (point #5) particularly insightful.

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