Foreign Affairs · 2004 · 173 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational LawInternational RelationsInternational Humanitarian LawInternational SecurityPublic International LawDefense PolicyDisaster MitigationHuman SecurityMitigation PolicyNational SecurityNonproliferation PolicyDuties To Protect Human RightsDuty To Prevent HarmNonproliferationNonproliferation Treaty RegimePreventive DutiesProtection In Humanitarian ActionSovereignty As ResponsibilityState Duty To Protect Life
The unprecedented threat posed by terrorists and rogue states armed with weapons of mass destruction cannot be handled by an outdated and poorly enforced nonproliferation regime. The international community has a duty to prevent security disasters as well as humanitarian ones -- even at the price of violating sovereignty