The Real “Problem” With a Ban Treaty? It Challenges the Status Quo
What are the practical implications of a nuclear ban treaty?
- Nick Ritchie,
- Matthew Harries
Matthew Harries is managing editor of Survival, and a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
What are the practical implications of a nuclear ban treaty?
A world without nuclear weapons would be, in the long term, a better world than today’s. But, with treaty negotiations about to start at the UN, it is time to be blunt about the practical implications of a ban, as opposed to its principled ambitions.