All the more surprising, then, that she overlooks some of the more promising steps towards nuclear disarmament. In particular, momentum is building behind the UN treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons, which came into force in 2021 and is now supported by nearly half the countries in the world. Recent polling from More in Common suggests that young people believe nuclear conflict is the greatest threat to Britain. After all, Vladimir Putin could launch a nuclear attack on Ukraine, which has no nuclear umbrella. Nuclear weapons kill people and may destroy the planet – they do not end war.
