GGF 2020 Working Group on Nuclear Governance April 2011
In this report, the GGF 2020 working group on nuclear governance recommends approaches to nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament that qualify success as more than simply the number of nuclear weapons or the number of nuclear states. Following a one-year scenario building process, the working group also proposed a nuclear governance framework that includes better accounting methods and enhanced transparency. These are essential attributes for improving nuclear security, fostering trust and ultimately building the foundation for serious reductions of nuclear weapons in the future.
The group of GGF 2020 fellows included experts from Germany, China and the United States. The diversity of the fellows in terms of nationality, background and expertise represented a crucial asset for devising international strategies and solutions. From January 2010 to 2011, the group applied scenario planning methodology to envision different ways that the international community might approach the task of nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament in the decade ahead. Their final report outlines two scenarios as well as recommendations that derive from them.
In their report, the GGF 2020 fellows provide the following recommendations: