The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 062 - Nuclear Disarmament & Just Transitions

With a renewed focus on nuclear stockpiling among certain state
actors, there is an urgent need to identify successful pathways
for nuclear disarmament. History has demonstrated that this is an
achievable goal, with important lessons for contemporary security
discourse and policy. The potential lessons extend beyond purely
security dividends, with potential contributions to economic and
environmental discourses as well. The case presented in this
contribution - titled at different times the HEU Deal, the Grand
Uranium Bargain, or Megatons to Megawatts M2M - was the product
of sustained cooperation between enemies (USA - USSR/Russia) and
multiple stakeholders. It was an early, still little-known, yet
useful component of just transitions to climate-compatible
societies. The positive results of this actual cooperative
disarmament case significantly contribute to the moral argument
for nuclear disarmament with a practical, almost utilitarian
rationale. The larger framework of transitions to
climate-compatible societies creates a broader motivational
framework that must be employed to properly evaluate the results
of actual nuclear disarmament cases and the need for sustained
cooperation.


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