Dr. Rebecca E. Johnson is executive director of the
Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and cochair
of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
Weapons (ICAN).
Putting human security needs ahead of national military concerns opens up options,
opportunities and processes for banning and eliminating nuclear weapons.
An overview of recent disarmament initiatives at the onset of the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty’s 2010 Review Conference and the challenges in light of possible
Middle East proliferation.
