By Bulletin Staff, July 12, 2017
To the founders of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1945, the idea of a global ban on nuclear weapons would have been cause for celebration. So what should we make of the treaty that was adopted at the United Nations on Friday? Here’s what you need to know:
On the prohibition of nuclear weapons treaty
Kennette Benedict
The nuclear ban treaty: A missed US opportunity that can be redeemed in September
Lawrence J. Korb
After the nuclear weapons ban treaty: A new disarmament politics
Zia Mian
The nuclear weapons ban treaty: Opportunities lost
Scott Sagan, Benjamin A. Valentino
A controversial ban and the long game to delegitimize nuclear weapons
Sharon Squassoni
All Ban Brief posts
Ray Acheson and Timothy Wright
Additional Reading
An interview with Garrett M. Graff
Elisabeth Eaves
There’s more ban analysis and discussion we’re posting over the next week, and if you haven’t seen the July/August issue of the digital journal, “After midnight,” read it now.
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