They could prove vital instruments in ramping-up moral pressure on nuclear weapon states. Needless to say, this may not be possible in authoritarian states and a number of nuclear weapon states are undemocratic in kind. These consists in the fact that nuclear power is projected by a state on the basis of the Mutually-Assured Destruction (MAD) principle. One area in which some gains could be made relates to the conceptual basis of national security and its implications. The above is a vital element in discussions on national security which is not sufficiently aired.

Source: The Nation January 28, 2021 00:22 UTC