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Almost everybody agrees that the process of nuclear disarmament should continue. The question which is much more controversial is whether the process of nuclear disarmament ultimately includes an NWFW. In this study we have tried to demonstrate that an NWFW, under specific conditions, is the least dangerous option in the long term, both from the point of view of every single human being and from that of each state. Two arguments are central to this debate: the enormous ‘costs’ of nuclear deterrence in general, and the threat of nuclear proliferation in particular.
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Sauer, T. (1998). Conclusion. In: Nuclear Arms Control. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26729-3_4
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