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The author describes the negative, surprising reactions he sometimes encounters when making the humanitarian case for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Discussing humanitarian arguments in favor of disarmament, the author argues that now is not the time for more argumentation. Instead, countries that don't have nuclear weapons must exert strong, sustained pressure to disarm on nations that do have these weapons.

Responding to a discussion on the ways in which a nuclear detonation would constitute a disaster for poor countries' development prospects, the author questions why so little attention has been devoted to nuclear renunciation.