The unfinished challenge of global disarmament for a new generation
In short: With nine nations currently controlling over 15,000 nuclear weapons, the world faces a daunting security landscape. This talk explores why today's leaders must move beyond Cold War-era fears to pursue an ambitious goal: total nuclear disarmament by 2045.
Nuclear reformer Erika Gregory argues that current weapons are hundreds of times more powerful than those used in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She highlights a generational shift, noting that today's rising leaders were born into a world without 'duck and cover' training or Cold War anxieties.
The core message is a call to action for these new leaders to finish the disarmament work started decades ago. The goal is not just management, but ridding the world of nuclear weapons entirely within the next two decades.
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