International Security Course–Fall  2020

Reducing Nuclear Risks: An Urgent Agenda for 2021 and Beyond

With the new technologies and the rising uncertainty and challenges that the world is facing recently, there is more urgency to reduce nuclear risks. this Agenda recommends that the next U.S administration can lead the way in further reducing the risk of nuclear use though diplomacy and by demonstrating leadership. they recommend also that the new president should narrow the range of scenarios in which the U.S. would consider using Nuclear weapons and urges other states with similar weapons to adopt similar positions. In addition, this agenda recommends that the U.S should work with Russia and china to reduce nuclear risks. Also to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime and roll back and prevent proliferation- Agree on a P5 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) declaration that a “nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

 

https://media.nti.org/documents/Reducing_Nuclear_Risks_An_Urgent_Agenda_for_2021_and_Beyond.pdf

 

One thought on “Reducing Nuclear Risks: An Urgent Agenda for 2021 and Beyond”

  1. Ouarda,

    It would be highly desirable if this were to happen. Unfortunately, it can be argued that things are actually moving in the opposite direction. The US and Russia have abandoned all but one remaining strategic arms treaty, and it may well end this coming February. And none of the five Nuclear Weapons States have signed the new treaty to abolish nuclear weapons. Despite all of this, one can still hope…

    –Professor Wallerstein

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