Abstract With the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) having entered into force 22 January 2021, time has come for states parties to start operationalizing its obligations. The TPNW not only bans nuclear weapons but also includes provisions designed reduce ‘unacceptable suffering’ caused by past use and testing. These positive obligations require assist victims, remediate contaminat...

Among the significant issues of the subcontinental region, one can refer to the concern over Pakistan’s inability to maintain the security of its nuclear facilities, the illegal increase in its nuclear weapon production, extremist organizations’ access to nuclear weapons, as well as the fact that this country has not joined the NPT treaty. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA...

he treaty on intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) has sanctified the " zero option. " It has long been understood that it is easier to verify a complete ban on a weapon system than it is to verify a numerical limit. A complete prohibition is easier to verify because a single sighting of a banned weapon would constitute clear evidence of a violation. Moreover, a complete ban would eliminate t...

Even if most European countries have not yet joined the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), treaty has been salient in a number national settings. In Netherlands, TPNW enjoys broad societal appeal, and Dutch parliament has, occasions, called government to explore options for joining treaty. this piece, we empirically study attitudes toward TPNW. Our findings indicate that majority ...

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) July 7, 2017. The is a legal instrument that highlights humanitarian aspect nuclear disarmament and provides an alternative to approach Non-Proliferation (NPT). Because this sought eliminate weapons, nuclear-weapon states (NWS) whose security based deterrence, criticized it for weakening NPT. Howe...

How robust is public support for extended nuclear deterrence in patron and client states? Recent studies have improved scholarly understanding of US opinion about weapon use against non-nuclear adversaries. Yet, there limited knowledge attitudes regarding retaliation strikes allies. We develop a theoretical typology crises investigate this phenomenon with novel survey experiment ( n = 6,623). A...

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a historic achievement many years sustained advocacy and diplomacy by deft coalition governments, intergovernmental organizations civil society. This was done against all odds in face staunch opposition from nuclear weapon states their allies. TPNW’s adoption viewed some quarters as revolt or uprising majority nations realm disarmament ...