Problem
Stockpiles of nuclear warfare material
Other Names:
Excessive number of nuclear weapons Nature:
A considerable amount of nuclear warfare material is stockpiled, the amount being in excess of that required to destroy the population of the planet. This stockpiled material might otherwise be available for use in nuclear power reactors to reduce the energy problem.
Incidence:
According to USA Defence Secretary Brown, in 1981 the USA had 9,000 strategic nuclear warheads while the USSR had 7,000.
Broader Problems:
Excess military capacityStockpiles of nuclear materialCompetitive acquisition of armsEnvironmental hazards of nuclear weapons industry Strategies:
Preventing nuclear proliferationNegotiating convention for the elimination of nuclear weaponsSecuring bomb-grade nuclear material from the former Soviet UnionPreventing movement of weapons-usable nuclear materials to non-nuclear statesStockpiling nuclear material Subject(s):
Defence → ArmsDefence → War
Fundamental Sciences → Material
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST