Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy

Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy

Global treaty regimes underpin international peace and security. APLN analyses developments and offers recommendations to sustain or improve them.

  • A United Voice Against Nuclear Weapons
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    A United Voice Against Nuclear Weapons

    14 Mar 2025 | Melissa PARKE

    Melissa Parke warns of the growing nuclear threat, stressing the urgency of disarmament, the critical role of the TPNW in countering proliferation, and the need for strong political leadership to ...

  • US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility
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    US Resumption of Nuclear Testing: A Dangerous Possibility

    26 Feb 2025 | Maria Rost RUBLEE

    Maria Rost Rublee warns that the potential resumption of US nuclear testing under the Trump administration would severely undermine the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, destabilise regional ...

  • Nuclear Weapons: Kill This Love
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    Nuclear Weapons: Kill This Love

    5 Feb 2025 | John TILEMANN

    John Tilemann highlights how the Asia-Pacific remains dangerously enamored with nuclear weapons, necessitating urgent diplomatic and security initiatives to break this "fatal attraction" and advance ...

  • Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative
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    Toward a New High-Level Disarmament Initiative

    6 Jan 2025 | Tanya OGILVIE-WHITE

    Tanya Ogilvie-White underscores that Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win serves as a stark reminder of the escalating nuclear risks and the urgent need for bold disarmament leadership, inspired by ...

  • Mongolia’s Nuclear Experience: Expanding a National Initiative to Strengthen the ...
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    Mongolia’s Nuclear Experience: Expanding a National Initiative to Strengthen the ...

    6 Dec 2024 | Enkhsaikhan JARGALSAIKHAN

    Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan argues that Mongolia's rich experience should serve as a tool to strengthen and further broaden the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone regime.

  • War in Gaza: The Imperative to Strengthen the Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons
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    War in Gaza: The Imperative to Strengthen the Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons

    24 Oct 2024 | Sadia TASLEEM

    Sadia Tasleem argues that nuclear weapons are ethically repugnant, militarily ineffective, and politically useless, citing Israel's war in Gaza as a case where nuclear deterrence failed to prevent ...