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Nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism: Impacts on public health

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  • Dreicer, M.
  • Pregenzer, A.

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Reducing the risks of nuclear war, limiting the spread of nuclear weapons, and reducing global nuclear weapons stockpiles are key national and international security goals. They are pursued through a variety of international arms control, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism treaties and agreements. These legally binding and political commitments, together with the institutional infrastructure that supports them, work to establish global norms of behavior and have limited the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Beyond the primary security objectives, reducing the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons, preventing environmental releases of radioactive material, increasing the availability of safe and secure nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, and providing scientific data relevant to predicting and managing the consequences of natural or human-caused disasters worldwide provide significant benefits to global public health.

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  • Dreicer, M. & Pregenzer, A., 2014. "Nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism: Impacts on public health," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(4), pages 591-595.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301665_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301665
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