Research Results and Recommendations for Download

Hiroshima Prefecture and HOPe are actively working toward nuclear weapons abolition in collaboration with global research institutions. We explore new models of national security that do not rely on nuclear deterrence. This activity includes conducting surveys and research and publishing reports on the status of nuclear disarmament efforts in various countries.

Research Project on Security without Reliance on Nuclear Deterrence

We are pursuing security that does not depend on nuclear deterrence, aiming to move away from security policies reliant on nuclear weapons and promote nuclear disarmament.
Together with researchers from Japan and abroad, we study and propose alternative security models.

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FY 2024

Clearing the Path for Nuclear Disarmament: Confidence Building in the Korean Peninsula
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Report: Clearing the Path for Nuclear Disarmament: Confidence Building in the Korean Peninsula

FY 2023–FY 2024

Envisioning Global Security without Reliance on Nuclear Deterrence
The Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI)

Project Overview: RUSI website
Research Result: Coming soon

FY 2022–FY 2023

Reducing Reliance on Nuclear Weapons: The Role of “Umbrella States”
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Report 1: The Role of Umbrella States in the Global Nuclear Order
Report 2: Reducing the Role of Nuclear Weapons in Military Alliances

FY2021

Minimal Nuclear Deterrence: Laying the Ground for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Report: Revisiting ‘Minimal Nuclear Deterrence’: Laying the Ground for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament

Deterrence, Disruptive Technology, and Disarmament in the Third Nuclear Age
University of Leicester

Report: Deterrence, Disruptive Technology and Disarmament in the Third Nuclear Age

FY2020

New Technologies and Nuclear Disarmament: Outlining a Way Forward
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Report: New Technologies and Nuclear Disarmament: Outlining a Way Forward

FY2019

Towards Greater Nuclear Restraint: Raising the Threshold for Nuclear Weapon Use
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Report: Towards Greater Nuclear Restraint: Raising the Threshold for Nuclear Weapon Use

FY2018

Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
Chatham House

Report: Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century

Hiroshima Report

This report analyzes and scores the actions of nuclear-armed states and major non-nuclear-weapon states regarding nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security according to established criteria. This annual publication reveals the progress of each country’s initiatives.

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2025

2024

Hiroshima Watch

Hiroshima Watch is an annual set of policy proposals concerning nuclear disarmament. It examines the current state of the commitments made by the international community, including nuclear-armed states, to nuclear disarmament, as well as their implementation, and proposes policies that should be pursued.

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