Towards a Safer Nuclear Future: Safety, Security, and Proliferation

Year : 2025 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 02 | Page : 34 47
    By

    V. Basil Hans,

  1. Research Professor, Department of Management and Commerce, Srinivas University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Abstract

The worldwide spread of nuclear technology creates both possibilities and hazards, thereby requiring a thorough strategy for nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation. This paper looks at the linked issues of stopping nuclear accidents, protecting materials from nefarious use, and controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It investigates the efficacy of treaties like the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and looks at international regulatory systems, including those run by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The report also examines case studies on civilian nuclear initiatives, illegal trafficking, and rising dangers, including cyberattacks on nuclear infrastructure. The paper emphasizesthe vital need for global cooperation and innovation in preserving a safe and peaceful nuclear future by means of technological, political, and institutional aspects. The very existence of nuclear weapons gives rise to the pursuit of them. They are seen as a source of global influence and are valued for their perceived deterrent effect. And as long as some countries possess them (or are protected by them in alliances) and others do not, this asymmetry breeds chronic global insecurity. The present nuclear-arms-control regime is looking battered. But any reform of that regime must begin by conceiving a framework of collective security that does not rely on nuclear deterrence. The rise of terrorist groups makes this essential. A nuclear deterrent is ineffective against such groups; they have no cities that can be bombed in reply, nor are they focused on self-preservation.

Keywords: Nuclear safety, nuclear security, International Atomic Energy Agency, nuclear policies, governance of nuclear technologies

[This article belongs to Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology ]

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V. Basil Hans. Towards a Safer Nuclear Future: Safety, Security, and Proliferation. Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology. 2025; 15(02):34-47.
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Volume 15
Issue 02
Received 10/05/2025
Accepted 24/05/2025
Published 28/07/2025
Publication Time 79 Days
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