Area Summary
(1) Nuclear Disarmament
6-point Nuclear Disarmament Radar Charts
According to the following radar charts illustrating where each nuclear-weapon state stands with respect to different aspects of nuclear disarmament, China is required to improve its efforts for nuclear weapons reduction and transparency. To a lesser extent, France could be more transparent regarding its nuclear weapon-related issues. Russia and the United States are urged to undertake further reductions of their nuclear arsenals. The performance of the United Kingdom is relatively well-balanced.
Aspects | Issues |
Number | – Number of nuclear weapons |
Reduction | – Reduction of nuclear weapons |
Commitments | – Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – Commitments to achieving a world without nuclear weapons – Disarmament and non-proliferation education and cooperation with the civil society – Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremonies |
Operational policy | – Diminishing roles and significance of nuclear weapons in the national security strategies and policies – De-alerting, or measures for maximizing decision time to authorize the use of nuclear weapons |
Multilateral treaties | – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) – Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) |
Transparency | – Transparency regarding nuclear forces, fissile material for nuclear weapons, and nuclear strategy/doctrine – Verification of nuclear weapons reductions – Irreversibility |
(2) Nuclear Non-Proliferation
(3) Nuclear Security