A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

With international nuclear disarmament at a standstill, this study discusses steps that should be taken to restart the disarmament process, such as de-alerting nuclear weapons, ending production of fissile material and introducing policies of “no first use”. It includes a history of attempts to eliminate nuclear weapons, together with a summary of the arguments for and against, an analysis of whether nuclear weapons prevented a war in Europe between 1945 and 1991, and a worldwide survey of public opinion on nuclear weapons.

Author Biography

FRANK BLACKABY, formerly Deputy Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, and Senior Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Executive director of two Pugwash books: A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: Desirable? Feasible? and Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero. – TOM MILNE is a Researcher at the London Office of Pugwash Conferences on Science an World Affairs. He has published widely on nuclear disarmament issues and is co-editor (with Maxwell Bruce) of Ending War: The Force of Reason.