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Citation

Sidel VW, Levy BS. Am. J. Public Health 2007; 97(9): 1589-1594.

Affiliation

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. vsidel@igc.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2006.100602

PMID

17666690

PMCID

PMC1963312

Abstract

Nuclear weapons pose a particularly destructive threat. Prevention of the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons is urgently important to public health. "Horizontal" proliferation refers to nation-states or nonstate entities that do not have, but are acquiring, nuclear weapons or developing the capability and materials for producing them. "Vertical" proliferation refers to nation-states that do possess nuclear weapons and are increasing their stockpiles of these weapons, improving the technical sophistication or reliability of their weapons, or developing new weapons. Because nation-states or other entities that wish to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons need methods for delivering those weapons, proliferation of delivery mechanisms must also be prevented. Controlling proliferation--and ultimately abolishing nuclear weapons--involves national governments, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental and professional organizations, and society at large.


Language: en

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