Speaker
Description
Global nuclear attitudes have significantly altered over the past five years. Renewed global power competition and destabilizing events have intensified public and policymaker focus on nuclear weapons. Amid this renewed relevance of nuclear weapons in global security discourses, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) emerges as a critical stabilizing framework, offering an opportunity to reinforce international norms against nuclear testing. This abstract explores how global power competition and shifting perceptions of nuclear weapons have created a renewed urgency and opportunity for CTBT advocacy, with science diplomacy serving as a pivotal tool to advance these goals.
Drawing on data from surveys and qualitative studies, this presentation will analyze how public attitudes toward nuclear weapons have evolved since 2020. It will highlight the implications of these shifts for international cooperation and treaty universalization.
The presentation will further explore how science diplomacy can strengthen the CTBT's role in promoting stability through trust-building measures and supporting educational outreach to improve the "nuclear IQ" of policymakers and the public. By leveraging these approaches, the CTBT can serve not only as a tool for arms control but also as a platform for uniting diverse stakeholders around a shared commitment to preventing nuclear testing and ensuring global security.
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