Intergenerational Justice Review

Youth antinuclear socialisation in Japan: early encounters with the concept of nuclear weapons

2026-01-06T13:44:39+00:00

As living memory of the use of nuclear weapons dies out, lessons from the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki could become unlearned. Thus, the voices of youth antinuclear activists have never been more important. Drawing from 24 oral history interviews conducted in Japan, this article discusses the ‘greying effect’ of the antinuclear movement. First, it outlines a background and theoretical framework of youth political socialisation. Second, it discusses oral history as a method. Third, it traces young people’s early encounters with the concept of ‘nuclear weapons’, discussing forces that foster and prevent meaningful youth participation in the antinuclear movement. It argues that while Japan’s peace education sustains unique levels of youth engagement with atomic bomb materials and historical events, it is perceived as insufficient to motivate political action, movement participation, and can at times prevent it.

Defence Contractors and Nuclear Modernisation: Corporate Roles in Sustaining Nuclear Weapons Programs in the U.S., U.K. and France

2026-01-06T13:48:54+00:00

Behind every modern nuclear arsenal lies a robust industrial ecosystem that quietly sustains it. While existing literature has primarily focused on the state’s strategic motivations behind nuclear development, far less attention has been paid to the role of defence contractors in sustaining these arsenals. Their role in the production, maintenance and modernisation of the nuclear weapons programme remains largely understudied. This article, while examining the corporate-state nexus, undertakes case studies of the U.S., U.K. and France to explain how the deterrence architecture of these countries relies on industrial partnerships. It argues that companies, including Airbus, Safran, BAE Systems, Babcock International, Boeing, and General Dynamics, not only provide technical expertise but also exert influence through lobbying and financing of policy-oriented think tanks. Instead of suggesting direct causation, this article highlights how these mechanisms could be the factors shaping the broader nuclear policy debates.

2026-01-06T13:34:04+00:00

Pierre Vandier: Deterrence in the Third Nuclear Age

2026-01-06T13:56:18+00:00

Tom Sauer / Jorg Kustermans / Barbara Segaert (eds.): Non-Nuclear Peace: Beyond the Nuclear Ban Treaty

2026-01-06T13:52:57+00:00

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