Debating the UN nuclear weapons ban

Debating the UN nuclear weapons ban To the founders of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1945, the idea of a global ban on nuclear weapons would have been cause for celebration. So what should we make of the treaty that was adopted at the United Nations on Friday? Here’s what you need to know: On the prohibition of nuclear weapons treaty Kennette Benedict The nuclear ban treaty: A missed US opportunity that can be redeemed in September Lawrence J. Korb After the nuclear weapons ban treaty: A new disarmament politics Zia Mian A controversial ban and the long game to delegitimize nuclear weapons Sharon Squassoni Celebration as UN adopts historic nuclear weapons ban All Ban Brief posts Ray Acheson and Timothy Wright   Additional Reading Bunkers for the 0.003 percent An interview with Garrett M. Graff Elisabeth Eaves Nuclear Notebook interactive Indian nuclear forces, 2017 There's more ban analysis and discussion we're posting over the next week, and if you haven't seen the July/August issue of the digital journal, "After midnight," read it now. Some images provided by Shutterstock. Receive this message as a forward? Click here to sign up for future mailings.  Share this message on Social Media: