"Beyond Nuclear Deterrence" -80th year since the atomic bombing and the end of the war event
In pursuit of a peaceful world without nuclear weapons, Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) have been working to establish a security system that does not rely on nuclear deterrence.
How can we create a world that does not rely on nuclear deterrence?
We heard explanations from experts who are actively involved in this field.
"Beyond Nuclear Deterrence -Toward a Global Security System that does not rely on Nuclear Deterrence-"
Date : Saturday, 30 August 2025, 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Venue : Hiroshima International Conference Center, Online streaming
Contents :
＜Part 1＞ "Overcoming the Nuclear Deterrence System" -Considering the current international situation-
・FUJIWARA Kiichi, Project Professor at Juntendo University, Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo
＜Part 2＞The Current State of Research on Alternative to Nuclear Deterrence
1. Elements and conditions for a world that does not rely on Nuclear Deterrence
・Lukasz Kulesa, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
・ASANO Hideo, Coordinator, the Japan Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
2. Regional-Level Examples: Confidence-Building Measures (Case Study: Korean Peninsula)
・Wilfred Wan, Director, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
・NISHIYAMA Kokoro, Visiting Researcher, Nagasaki University Reserch Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA)
＜Summary＞Future Prospects
・FUJIWARA Kiichi, Project Professor at Juntendo University, Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo, others
・Lukasz Kulesa, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
・ASANO Hideo, Coordinator, the Japan Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
・Wilfred Wan, Director, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
・NISHIYANA Kokoro, Visiting Researcher, Nagasaki University Reserch Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA)
