Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero
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Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero is a 1998 book edited by Joseph Rotblat
. Rotblat draws heavily on the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
, and in particular on a comprehensive international study published in 1993 on the need and mechanisms to eliminate nuclear weapons. This monograph is a collection of essays that describe the many intertwined technical, economic, legal and political issues involved. Contrary to the philosophy of nuclear powers—that these weapons are needed for national security—is the "no longer fanciful dream" of a nuclear-weapon-free world. Rotblat suggests that this is "a sound and practical objective, which could be realized in the foreseeable future."
Joseph Rotblat
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS , was a Polish-born, British-naturalised physicist.His work on nuclear fallout was a major contribution to the agreement of the Partial Test Ban Treaty...
. Rotblat draws heavily on the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats...
, and in particular on a comprehensive international study published in 1993 on the need and mechanisms to eliminate nuclear weapons. This monograph is a collection of essays that describe the many intertwined technical, economic, legal and political issues involved. Contrary to the philosophy of nuclear powers—that these weapons are needed for national security—is the "no longer fanciful dream" of a nuclear-weapon-free world. Rotblat suggests that this is "a sound and practical objective, which could be realized in the foreseeable future."