This thesis examines the requirements for a world without nuclear weapons and the steps required for further reductions. It situates nuclear weapons within other weapons of mass destructions and outlines their dangers. Through the examples of the People's Republic of China, France, and the United States, the thesis explores the rationale behind state acquisition of nuclear weapons. The thesis combines the idealistic commitment of nuclear abolition movements with the national security realities of nuclear weapons states. It outlines the steps necessary for achieving a world without nuclear weapons through multiple stages, each with specific goals that have to be met before embarking on the next stage. The thesis posits that any meaningful exploration of a world without nuclear weapons can only be achieved through gradual generational change. Finally, it shows how a world without nuclear weapons would look like and the differing interpretations of global zero.
","abstract_html":"<p>This thesis examines the requirements for a world without nuclear weapons and the steps required for further reductions. It situates nuclear weapons within other weapons of mass destructions and outlines their dangers. Through the examples of the People's Republic of China, France, and the United States, the thesis explores the rationale behind state acquisition of nuclear weapons. The thesis combines the idealistic commitment of nuclear abolition movements with the national security realities of nuclear weapons states. It outlines the steps necessary for achieving a world without nuclear weapons through multiple stages, each with specific goals that have to be met before embarking on the next stage. The thesis posits that any meaningful exploration of a world without nuclear weapons can only be achieved through gradual generational change. Finally, it shows how a world without nuclear weapons would look like and the differing interpretations of global zero.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Martonffy, Balazs"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"M.A.","degree_level":"Masters Thesis","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Rachel Epstein, Ph.D.","Thomas Drohan","Ved Nanda","Deborah Avant"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2012,"date_issued":"2012-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2012-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:02:30Z","subjects":["Nuclear weapons","Abolition","National security","Global zero","Political Science"],"languages":["en"],"rights":["Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/870","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Rachel Epstein, Ph.D.","Thomas Drohan","Ved Nanda","Deborah Avant"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Martonffy, Balazs"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2001-01-01T08:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Masters Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["M.A."]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Nuclear weapons","Abolition","National security","Global zero","Political Science"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/870"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This thesis examines the requirements for a world without nuclear weapons and the steps required for further reductions. It situates nuclear weapons within other weapons of mass destructions and outlines their dangers. Through the examples of the People's Republic of China, France, and the United States, the thesis explores the rationale behind state acquisition of nuclear weapons. The thesis combines the idealistic commitment of nuclear abolition movements with the national security realities of nuclear weapons states. It outlines the steps necessary for achieving a world without nuclear weapons through multiple stages, each with specific goals that have to be met before embarking on the next stage. The thesis posits that any meaningful exploration of a world without nuclear weapons can only be achieved through gradual generational change. Finally, it shows how a world without nuclear weapons would look like and the differing interpretations of global zero.
"]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The Strategic Feasibility of Global Zero: A Generational Approach"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Rachel Epstein, Ph.D.","Thomas Drohan","Ved Nanda","Deborah Avant"],"dc:creator":["Martonffy, Balazs"],"dc:date.available":["2001-01-01T08:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["This thesis examines the requirements for a world without nuclear weapons and the steps required for further reductions. It situates nuclear weapons within other weapons of mass destructions and outlines their dangers. Through the examples of the People's Republic of China, France, and the United States, the thesis explores the rationale behind state acquisition of nuclear weapons. The thesis combines the idealistic commitment of nuclear abolition movements with the national security realities of nuclear weapons states. It outlines the steps necessary for achieving a world without nuclear weapons through multiple stages, each with specific goals that have to be met before embarking on the next stage. The thesis posits that any meaningful exploration of a world without nuclear weapons can only be achieved through gradual generational change. Finally, it shows how a world without nuclear weapons would look like and the differing interpretations of global zero.
"],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/870"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:rights":["Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
"],"dc:subject":["Nuclear weapons","Abolition","National security","Global zero","Political Science"],"dc:title":["The Strategic Feasibility of Global Zero: A Generational Approach"],"thesis:degree_level":["Masters Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.A."]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:02:30Z"}