Gareth Evans [2]former President of the Ploughshares-funded Crisis Group [3], serves as co-chair of the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Commission [4]. In an interview [5]with Arms Control Today, Evans discussed total nuclear disarmament, or getting to zero. Evans commented, “The last 10 years has been a period in which we have been sleepwalking as an international community, with multiple things going rather badly wrong.” He emphasizes tough, pragmatic policies, recommending a two phase process. Phase one involves a minimalist nuclear attitude, while phase two is “getting from there to absolute zero.” He reiterated the importance of disincentives and increased awareness of nuclear risks.
Links
[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/475
[2] http://ploughshares.org/expert/113
[3] http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?
[4] http://www.icnnd.org/
[5] http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2009_4/Evans