What is needed is a global shift away from the equation of nuclear weapons with geopolitical greatness. Progress on various efforts to sever this link have not been very encouraging, as was recently demonstrated by the Kremlin’s negative reaction to US President Barack Obama’s proposal that both sides cut their nuclear stockpiles.
Und obwohl Japan die Schrecken des Atomkrieges kennt, fordern bedeutende Stimmen auf innenpolitischer Ebene eine Änderung seines nicht-atomaren Status.