Since 1989, public alarm at the prospect of atomic Armageddon has quietened, but the number of nuclear-armed states has increased, arsenals are being modernized, and powerful states remain convinced that a nuclear security umbrella is vital to national defense, domestic prestige, and geopolitical clout.

Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies.

It has always been clear that any use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences.

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