A World Free from Nuclear Weapons

A World Free from Nuclear Weapons
Author: Drew Christiansen, SJ
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2020-08-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1626168040

On November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to take a complete stand against nuclear weapons, even as a form of deterrence. At a Vatican conference of leaders in the field of disarmament, he made it clear that the possession of the bomb itself was immoral. A World Free from Nuclear Weapons presents the pope’s address and original testimony from Nobel Peace Prize laureates, religious leaders, diplomats, and civil society activists. These luminaries, which include the pope and a Hiroshima survivor, make the moral case against possessing, manufacturing, and deploying nuclear arms. Drew Christiansen, a member of the Holy See delegation to the 2017 United Nations conference that negotiated the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, helps readers to understand this conference in its historical context. A World Free from Nuclear Weapons is a critical companion for scholars of modern Catholicism, moral theology, and peace studies, as well as policymakers working on effective disarmament. It shows how the Church’s revised position presents an opportunity for global leaders to connect disarmament to larger movements for peace, pointing toward future action.

The Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Author: John Simpson
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1995
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780312122799

In 1995 a Conference is to be convened to review and extend the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Future of the NPT brings together a distinguished group of individuals, including the elected President of the 1995 NPT Conference, to analyse four crucial agenda areas relevant to the Conference: the preConference activities to be undertaken by both States Parties and the Conference Secretariat; those security issues that relate to a review of the treaty, such as nuclear disarmament and security assurances; peaceful uses and verification questions; and regional issues. With nuclear nonproliferation currently occupying a prominent position on the international security agenda, the 1995 Conference offers a unique opportunity for a constructive discussion on these areas and it is hoped that this volume will provide a contribution to that end.

Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World

Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World
Author: Manpreet Sethi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Nuclear disarmament
ISBN: 9788187966838

The articles contained in this volume encapsulate the current debate on why and how to move towards a world free of nuclear weapons. Presented at an international conference held in New Delhi, the papers by leading experts from around the world, question existing paradigms and explore new security architectures.

Disarmament

Disarmament
Author: United Nations. Department for Disarmament Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1999
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Edited transcripts of the forums held in the United Nations on 8-9 April, 14 April, 22 October and 27-29 October 1998 and 15 and 22 April 1999 by the NGO Committee on Disarmament, in cooperation with the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and the UN Department of Public to the third PrepCom for the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2000.