Nuclear Risks and Arms Control - Problems and Progresses in the Time of Pandemics and War: Proceedings of the XXII Edoardo Amaldi Conference, ... 2022 (Springer Proceedings in Physics, 291)

Preface I
Preface II
About the Conference
Contents
Contributors
Part I
1 Science and Society
	1.1 Science as Culture
	1.2 The Refusal of Science
	1.3 The Future of Humanity
	1.4 Science and Peace
2 25 Years of CTBTO
3 The Nuclear Conundrum in the Ukraine Crisis
4 Ending the ‘Perpetual Menace’ of Nuclear Weapons: The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Promoting Nuclear Disarmament
	4.3 Impact of COVID-19
	4.4 Collapse of Nuclear Arms Control
	4.5 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	4.6 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
	4.7 Attacks on Nuclear Facilities
	4.8 Nuclear-Powered Submarines and IAEA Safeguards
	4.9 Eleventh NPT Review Conference in Vienna
	4.10 Possible Recommendations: NPT 2022
	4.11 Epilogue
	Notes
5 Lessons Learnt from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Fukushima Update: The Accident Is Not Over
	5.3 Impact on Japan’s Energy Policy
	5.4 Ukrainian Crisis and Its Implications
	5.5 Lessons Learnt Updated
	5.6 Conclusion
6 International Cooperation to Tackle Future Pandemics
	References
7 From NPT to TPNW: From Non-proliferation to Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
8 Domestic Debate in Russia About Arms Control and Nuclear Weapons
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 The Main Russian Schools of Thought
	8.3 Concluding Remarks
Part II
9 Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East Within the Context of Regional Security
10 Conflict Areas—An Israeli Perspective
11 Tensions in the Middle East
12 Dangers of Inadvertent Escalation in South Asia
	12.1 Preamble
	12.2 The Pulwama–Balakot Crisis—A Case Study
	12.3 The Renegade Indian Missile—March 2022—Another Case in Point
	12.4 Conclusions
13 South Asia A Three-Body Problem
	13.1 Kill that Hyphen
	13.2 Entry of China into S Asian Affairs
	13.3 India’s Nuclear Equations with Its Adversaries
	13.4 Conclusion
14 The Case of the Korean Peninsula
	14.1 Why is The Region Being ‘Nuclearized’?
	14.2 Potential Steps to Reduce Tension and Achieve Denuclearization
15 The Struggle to Save the JCPOA: Negotiations to Nowhere?
	15.1 Trump Abandons the Iran Nuclear Deal
	15.2 What to Do About a Wrecked Deal?
	15.3 Tehran’s Doubts and Grievances
	15.4 Troubled Negotiations, Glacial Progress, and Risks of Failure
16 The Fate of the Iranian Nuclear Deal (JCPOA)
	16.1 In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful
Part III
17 Nuclear Weapons and the Militarization of AI
	17.1 Introduction
	17.2 AI-Powered Cyberthreats and Nuclear Escalation Risks
	17.3 Nuclear Early Warning and AI Misclassification Risks
	17.4 Wider Implications of AI for Nuclear Stability
	17.5 Concluding Remarks
	References
18 The Roadmap to Fusion: Science and International Cooperation for Sustainable Energy
	18.1 Bridges in the Times of Walls
	18.2 Fusion and Energy Transition
	18.3 The International Fusion Research
	18.4 The Italian Program
	18.5 The Scientific and Technical Route to Fusion
	18.6 Social, Environmental, and Ethical Aspects of Fusion
		18.6.1 Energy Scenarios
		18.6.2 Safety and Environmental Risks
		18.6.3 Nonproliferation
	18.7 Conclusions
	References
19 Promoting Integral Human Development and Peace in the Digital Age
	19.1 Introduction
	19.2 PART I, the Vatican Covid-19 Commission
	19.3 PART II Promoting Integral Human Development and Peace in the Digital Age
	19.4 Conclusions
	Notes
20 Verifying Nuclear Disarmament—Old Challenges, New Options
	20.1 Introduction
	20.2 What is Verification?
	20.3 The Dismantlement Process: Challenges and Technologies
	20.4 Recent Verification Experiences and Initiatives
		20.4.1 Historical and Current Initiatives for NDV
	20.5 Requirements from the NPT and the TPNW: Different Scenarios and Challenges
	20.6 Conclusions
	References
21 Preserving and Updating Strategic Stability
22 Present Nuclear Dangers
23 Sesame: From a 2022 Personal Point of View