Beyond Nuclear Deterrence

Author(s): Stephen Herzog
Journal Title: Science
Publisher(s): American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Year: 2022

Academics have generally accepted nuclear deterrence as an eternal fact of life, but Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats during the war in Ukraine have illuminated the necessity of new research programs into novel thinking beyond nuclear deterrence. In the editorial for the current issue of Science, CSS’ Stephen Herzog argues that a new wave of social and natural scientific research is urgently needed to understand conditions for making global nuclear disarmament desirable and feasible.

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