Geopolitical and Economic Aspects of Nuclear Energy by S. Z. Zhiznin, V. M. Timokhov

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Issues of arms control in transatlantic relations (1963–1975) by V. A. Veselov

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Eurasian Aerospace Defense: the Role of Strategic Nonnuclear Arms by A. I. Podberezkin

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Imperfect bipolarity: The ‘third power’ factor in Soviet-American relations in the nuclear field (1958–1968) by V. А. Veselov

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Foreword by Anna-Mart van Wyk, Luc-André Brunet, Eirini Karamouzi

“… Africa’s role in nuclear debates and in opposing nuclear weapons is at once consequential and overlooked. …”
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Theoretical Approaches to Nuclear Proliferation by K. S. Tarasov

“…The analysis also reveals a variety of different approaches to nuclear weapons acquisition, as well as the absence of a comprehensive proliferation theory. …”
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 65 – A Reflection by Norimatsu Satoko

“…On countless occasions this year, sixty-five years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, I have heard and read that hibakusha (atomic-bomb survivors) are dying away, and that we need to eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth, for the future of humanity, to be sure, but also so that their dying wishes are fulfilled. …”
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Lessons of World War II and Strategic Planning of the Big Three (1945–1949) by I. E. Magadeev

“…Even the appearance of nuclear weapons, that would dramatically alter the strategic context in the following years, played a relatively minor role in 1945–1949. …”
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The US Nuclear Policy in the XXI Century: Continuity and Change in the Strategies of the George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump Administrations by E. P. Buzhinsky, V. A. Veselov

“…Bush government but more assertive since the former considers nuclear weapons not only as a means of deterrence but as an efficient tool of military and political coercion. …”
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Bør krigen i Ukraina påvirke vårt syn på atomvåpen? by Torgeir E. Fjærtoft

“…Abstract in English: Should the War in Ukraine Affect our View of Nuclear Weapons? Four months before Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Internasjonal Politikk published my article “Norwegian Support of the UN Ban of Nuclear Weapons?” …”
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Plutonium in the Arctic Marine Environment — A Short Review by Lindis Skipperud

“…Anthropogenic plutonium has been introduced into the environment over the past 50 years as the result of the detonation of nuclear weapons and operational releases from the nuclear industry. …”
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GLOBAL SUPRANATIONAL ACTORS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY by I. V. Surma

“…In article it is shown that the information support of foreign policy and international relations of the stands in one row with such priority issues of world policy as non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, restriction and prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, settlement of regional conflicts and peace-making, strengthening of comprehensive security, the preservation of cultural heritage and promotion of human rights.…”
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Constructing Peace Identity: Hiroshima's Diplomatic Role in Nuclear Disarmament by Sayyidul Mubin, Fahrizal Basanto Ramadhan

“…The qualitative case study approach was supported by process tracing and document analysis, and findings showed three important areas of the diplomatic evolution of Hiroshima: firstly, the capacity to change from being a war victim to a victor advocating for peace-building strategies and memorial strategies; secondly, the creation of a wide range of diplomatic relations through Mayors for Peace and other international associations; and third, the promotion of the nuclear disarmament norm through advocacy, education, documentation of survivors’ stories, and the encouragement of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The results showed the potential for cities to establish and use specific diplomatic identities that help in the modification of governance, more so in cases where state-to-state diplomacy is ineffective. …”
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NUCLEAR STRIKE AGAINST HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. WARCRIME, THAT COULD BE AVOIDED by N. P. Parkhitko

“…The author offers some logical alternatives to the real circumstances of the 6thAugust 1945, including both implementing and non-implementing of the nuclear weapons. The author also offers some new conception of the bipolarity considering the «A-bomb factor» in the international relations, which was critical since August 1945 till August 1949. …”
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African Socialism, the Economy of Affection, and a Concern for Foreign Affairs by Prolific S. Mataruse

“…In his time, he was seized with grand questions like self-reliance, educational reform, international debt and global inequality, nuclear weapons, non-alignment, African independence, and African unity. …”
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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE “NEW START” TREATY: CAN THE USA AND RUSSIA PRESERVE EXISTING STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL? by Marina Kostic

“…In order to answer to these research questions author analyses several key issues that are of paramount importance for extension of the New START: nuclear modernization processes, invention of new weapons and emergence of new warfare domains; transparency and verification and broader confidence building measures; missile defence and prompt global strike; tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and Asia; general US-Russia relations which include question of democratic capacity; and broader influence of this Treaty on nuclear non-proliferation regime. …”
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At the Turn of the Nuclear Ages: Strategic Stability and Contours of a New World Order by V. A. Veselov

“…However, in the view of the need to examine the prospects of ensuring strategic stability, the role of nuclear weapons in world politics and the contours of the new world order yet another anniversary – twenty years from the beginning of the ‘second nuclear age’ – is just as important. …”
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African Activism Through Pugwash by Nola Dippenaar, Joelien Pretorius

“… The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs grew from the Russell-Einstein Manifesto initiative in 1955 to become an amorphously structured transnational movement of natural and social scientists with a primary focus on the dangers of nuclear weapons. Pugwash, together with Sir Joseph Rotblat, a founding member and long-serving secretary-general and later president, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for its role in highlighting these dangers. …”
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Dream of European Army: Is It a Feasible Objective or Not? by Sevil Şahin, Mustafa Ozan Şahin

“…We have witnessed new security and military efforts from the EU in the first two decades of the 2000s, such as the European Security Strategy, EU’s Global Strategy and Security Compass. 2013 marked a turning point when the USA deployed its new nuclear weapons in Europe. The announcement of the creation of the European army was made on November 13, 2017. …”
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The insurmountable energy of the mind – education, science and culture – in the strategy of the civilizational development of mankind by Віктор Андрущенко

“…It is exacerbated by the ruscists’ threat to use nuclear weapons. To put an end to ruscism, to eradi­cate violence, to ensure the Ukrainian victory and to establish guaranteed peace and cooperation between nations – this is the «wisdom» of the mind, its inex­haustible energy, which guarantees new prospects for the civilizational progress of mankind.…”
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