Law As The First Step In Nuclear Weapon Abolition with Charles Moxley - Episode 176
Join host Kathryn Rubino in a riveting episode with law professor Charles Moxley, expert and author of “Nuclear Weapons and International Law”. Discover the legal complexities and real-world implications of nuclear policy, deterrence, and modernization. Can law guide us towards nuclear abolition? Stay informed and engaged!
Highlights
- Examining the US’s nuclear policies versus international law.
- The esoteric nature of international law and its neglect.
- Different alerts and readiness levels in nuclear weapons policy.
- Legal principle of precaution and US non-compliance.
- Distinction, proportionality, and necessity in nuclear law.
- Nuclear deterrence vs. readiness explained.
- Russia-Ukraine conflict’s impact on nuclear weapon risks.
- Failures in US policy to reconsider nuclear weapon modernization.
- The inadequate concern among younger generations about nuclear risks.
- Comparison between legal treatments of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
- Appeal to consider law as the path to nuclear abolition.
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