No First Use
80 years since Nuclear Use: Q&A with Tatsujiro Suzuki
Tatsujiro Suzuki shares his insights on how past lessons can guide future pathways toward a nuclear-weapon-free world.
80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Threatening Decline of the Nuclear Taboo
As the global nuclear taboo weakens amid rising proliferation risks, Jiang Tianjiao highlights the need for all nuclear-armed states to adopt a no-first-use policy and to negotiate a global treaty ...
Can the 2024 Preparatory Committee Meeting Save the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
Marianne Hanson highlights the challenges facing the second PrepCom for the 2026 NPT Review Conference, noting increased tensions between nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states, stalled disarmament ...
Introduction: Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use in Northeast Asia
Shatabhisha Shetty writes an introductory essay for the special section of the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament.
No First Use Can Still Help to Reduce US-China Nuclear Risks
Adam Mount argues that although no first use declaratory statements are unlikely to significantly affect US-China nuclear crises, they can still play an important role in reducing risks between the ...
No First Use Can Still Help to Reduce US-China Nuclear Risks
Adam Mount argues that although no first use declaratory statements are unlikely to significantly affect US-China nuclear crises, they can still play an important role in reducing risks between the ...
Why a Substantive and Verifiable No-First-Use Treaty for Nuclear Weapons Is Possible
BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS - APLN member Li Bin argued that the US should respond positively to China’s initiative to negotiate a no-first-use nuclear weapons treaty.
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[Infographic] What Should Be Done? Practical Policies to Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe
Our latest infographic highlights practical policy recommendations for avoiding nuclear war, aimed at the governments of Japan, South Korea, the United States, China, and North Korea.
It’s Time to Talk About No First Use
FOREIGN POLICY - APLN member Tong Zhao argues that exploring credible No First Use models can lead to more substantive nuclear arms control and strategic risk reduction talks.
The Extended Nuclear Deterrence Problem in the Age of AI
PAKISTAN POLITICO - APLN member Rabia Akhtar writes for Pakistan Politico on the impact of emerging technologies on nuclear deterrence.