Aug 9, 2023
Nuclear weapons today remain a very real existential threat to
the future of humanity. Recent developments such as Putin’s
posturing regarding use in Ukraine, combined with the stalling of
international efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles, force us to
reconsider the ethics of nuclear weapons at this critical moment
for global security.
On August 9 —78 years to the day after the U.S. dropped an atomic
bomb on Nagasaki—Carnegie Council convened a virtual panel to
reflect on and explore emerging ethical questions surrounding
nuclear weapons, including the maintenance, potential use, and
position as an instrument of deterrence and political power. The
event builds upon a symposium collection on nuclear ethics
published in the most recent
issue of Ethics & International Affairs, the
quarterly journal of Carnegie Council.
For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org.