Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Philosophy
First Reader
Dr. Byron Eubanks
Second Reader
Dr. Johnny Wink
Third Reader
Dr. Kevin Brennan
Abstract
The first goal of this thesis is to defend the claim that working towards nuclear disarmament is a rational, ethically pressing, and urgent goal. I will parse, condense, and array the arguments of statesmen, military leaders, philosophers, peace advocates, scientists, and religious leaders against the continued production, modernization, and maintaining of nuclear arsenals. After this, I will examine the current challenges to nuclear disarmament and promising and pragmatic options on the way to a world without nuclear weapons, with a focus on United States’ policy.
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, Michael Anthony, "Averting a New Nuclear Arms Race" (2017). Honors Theses. 246.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/246
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