Nuclear ethics in the twenty-first century
Survival, order, and justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9915032 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Milla Vaha (0000-0002-7283-9847, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1993-1995 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiab164 |
| OpenAlex | W3210679796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published its most recent Doomsday Clock in the midst of a pandemic. According to the statement, ‘the potential for the world to stumble into nuclear war—an ever-present danger over the last 75 years—increased in 2020’. The infamous clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. The group called for world leaders to treat the global health crisis as a wake-up call for firm action, in relation not only to nuclear disarmament, but also to climate change and the protection of democracy. Thomas E. Doyle's Nuclear ethics in the twenty-first century is a timely reminder of the existential threat of nuclear war. It makes a compelling case for rethinking nuclear ethics in International Relations through the framework of common security (‘security with’, rather than ‘security against’: p. 68). Doyle maps out ethical and political thinking from the Cold War to
Democracy · Disarmament · Economic Justice · International security · Nuclear ethics · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |