Beatrice Fihn at #NPT #PrepCom: Nuclear weapons secrecy is undemocratic. Undermines transparency. @wellerstein Is this a tautology?
@caseymahoney Hard to argue that nuclear weapons secrecy aids democracy, in any case! But some kinds of secrecy necessary in any society.
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@wellerstein Absolutely. Unless it's the "people's republic" kind of democratic regime, though, maybe? -
@caseymahoney The only pro-democracy argument in favor of nuclear secrecy is an existential one. But it's not a straightforward thing.
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