INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF HUMANISTS CONGRESS

Humanism, world peace and globalization

Dubrovnik, 23 to 26. October 2005
Nuclear proliferation, threats and solutions
Vladimir Knapp

Croatian Nuclear Society,
Croatian Pugwash Group

Abstract

Nuclear war would, no doubt, endanger the very existence of mankind. Nuclear arms race during the cold war era was one the most inhumane aberration of human mind. However, almost twenty years later we are still far from being safe from the danger of nuclear war.

With over 25 thousands of nuclear warheads still in arsenals of two nuclear superpowers, failure to disarm after the end of cold war is evident. As a consequence, Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference of this year (1) was a disaster and serious omen (more…)