Problem
Insecurity and vulnerability of non-nuclear weapon states
Nature:
The proliferation and stockpiling of nuclear weapons by nuclear powers is a threat to the peace and security of those nations which do not possess nuclear weapons. Fear ranges from anxiety over possibilities of nuclear blackmail to dread of an exchange of missiles by any of the nuclear powers.
Broader Problems:
International insecurityNational insecurity and vulnerability Narrower Problems:
Insufficient nuclear weapon free zones Related Problems:
Insecurity and vulnerability of nuclear weapon states Strategies:
Negotiating convention for the elimination of nuclear weaponsProviding security assurances for non-nuclear weapon statesSecuring international assistance for urban environmental improvement programmesDetaining prisoners for criminal offencesSecuring social structuresMaintaining social orderSecuring social equality Subject(s):
Defence → ArmsGovernment → Nation state
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
12.06.2019 – 17:33 CEST