strategy
Establishing nuclear-free zone
Synonyms:
Declaring nuclear weapons-free zones Description:
Excluding atomic and thermonuclear weapons from a region. The distribution and use of nuclear weapons are limited to certain areas of the world.
Implementation:
The first nuclear-free zone was applied in the International Antarctic Treaty of 1959 which prohibits nuclear explosions and burial of radioactive material in the Antarctic. In November 1961 The United Nations General Assembly adopted a special resolution to make Africa a nuclear-free zone and in 1964 at its 19th session it adopted a resolution declaring Latin America a nuclear-free zone. Many other areas have been proposed: Central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, and the Indian Ocean.
An agreement to create a nuclear-weapon-free zone already exists for the south-west Pacific, but its implementation has been delayed by the objections of the nuclear powers, especially France, which undertakes tests in this region.
Claim:
In view of the practical difficulties involved in reconciling the vast differences in circumstances and interests that exist between regions, an approach that combines a global declaration with region-by-region negotiations offers the best hope of creating a nuclear-free world.
Counter Claim:
Nuclear warfare is such that the original location of weapons is irrelevant.
Broader:
Demilitarizing a territoryEstablishing zones of peaceCampaigning for nuclear disarmamentEstablishing specially regulated zones Facilitates:
Protecting global environmentControlling availability of armsProviding security assurances for non-nuclear weapon states Facilitated by:
Campaigning against nuclear developments Organizations:
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean International Secretariat Committee of Nuclear Free Zone Local Authorities Antarctic Treaty International Conference of Nuclear-Free Zone Authorities Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean Treaty on the prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the sea-bed and the ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty Amendment to the Treaty for the prohibition on nuclear weapons in Latin America Amendment to the Treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America, 1992 Subjects:
Defence → ArmsInternational Relations → Disarmament
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
