Citation

Rotblat J. Med. Conflict. Surviv. 2003; 19(1): 4-16.

Affiliation

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, London WC1B 3BJ.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13623690308409660

PMID

12776931

Abstract

The drive for the elimination of nuclear weapons is going badly and there is currently little support from the general public. The United States Nuclear Posture Review incorporates nuclear capability into conventional war planning. The Stockpile Stewardship Program is designed to maintain nuclear weapon capability. The US is planning an essentially new earth-penetrating nuclear weapon and is prepared to test this in the national interest if thought necessary. These policies could stimulate nuclear proliferation by others, do nothing to deter terrorism, promote persisting polarization of the world, are a clear breach of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and rest world security on a continued balance of terror. A renewed mass campaign to counteract all this, on legal and moral grounds in particular, is urgently needed. IPPNW and kindred organizations must restore sanity in our policies and humanity to our actions.

Language: en