The G7 Hiroshima Summit and the Challenges to Nuclear Disarmament

Abstract

ArticlesThe G7 Summit in 2023 was held in Hiroshima, Japan on May 19-21, and many issues connecting with nuclear disarmament were widely discussed. In this Summit the leaders from France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada as well as the representative from the European Union have participated. First, this paper introduces the contents and results of the Summit, and then it evaluates its outcomes from the viewpoint of the progress toward nuclear disarmament. Second, as the challenges to nuclear disarmament in the future, it examines (i) the negotiations on nuclear disarmament after the New START Treaty, (ii) ensuring the non-use of nuclear weapons, (iii) nuclear risk reduction, and (iv) the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. As the current international security environment is very tough, the progress in nuclear disarmament seems to be very difficult