There have been significant developments in regards to Nuclear proliferation and human security

around the world. Horrific events such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing in 1945 showed the disaster
nuclear weapons can bring and how measures should ne taken to limit their usage.
There has been a treaty formed on this subject called Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has aided
in curbing the diversion of civil uranium into military uses. Its efforts circulated around making sure that
the nuclear weapons and its elements of production are only used for peaceful purposes. Many
countries have renounced nuclear weapons since then, and currently 189 states including Taiwan are
parties to this treaty. These include five states which had manufactures and exploded a nuclear weapon
before 1967: China, France, the Russian Federation, the UK and the USA.
Another effort is International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set up unanimously by United
Nations in 1957 solely to aid nations into developing nuclear energy but for nonviolent
purposes. In practicality this agency checks inventories, undertakes sampling, analyzes material
and designs safeguards. There are also controls such as on the export of sensitive technology
from one country to another to ensure no foul play is in action and nations are abiding by their
commitment to engage in only peaceful nuclear actions.

Coming onto ELBaradei’s approach to it in relation to global civics, he talks about how
globalization has eradicated certain barriers and measures that confined and localized security
threats. He identifies five categories of threats we are facing today which include organized
crime, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and how these are “without borders” causing a
severe potential all time threat to human security. He puts global civics in relation to it by
discussing how the interconnections and interactions among all world citizens has made these
threats not distinct rather closely interrelated. He furthers says with globalization bringing us all
together under one roof and spreading advanced science we need to move further from nuclear
weapons and develop other mechanisms instead. The positive aspects of global civics in play
can enable nations to become independent in spheres of economy, politics and social
interdependence so war seems like an unacceptable option to the world.
Moreover he talks about how the civil society is more knowledgeable now and engaging that
they can put pressure on their governing bodies for a change in another direction than nuclear
weapons- a society which has tolerance. These people are spreading awareness about the
negative prospects of deadly weapons and continually working to transform their civic spirit
from the local to the global which is a huge and significant step in relation to proliferation.
Interdependence and connectivity through travel, media and communication can easily aid to
this cause and has created more opportunities than before to resolve this issue globally. He
also proposed the idea of a new weapons reduction treaty in which nuclear states take
responsibility for their need to disarm.