The Legality of Use or Threatening to Use a Nuclear Weapons and Feasibility of an Automated Nuclear Weapon System

• Author(s): Abhimath Snehil
• Paper ID: 1717053
• Page: 4433-4444
• Published Date: 18-05-2026
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 10 April-2026

Abstract

The only instance of use of a nuclear bomb was in the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings during World War – II. After the horrific effects of the bombings which continue to this day, a lot of States have called for permanent prohibition on nuclear weapons, including its threat and use. For customary international law to prevail, the uniform practice of the State parties involved and by States most affected by it, are essential. However, the absence of a universal convention or treaty on complete prohibition of nuclear weapons, and no uniform agreement between States on the willingness to destroy their existing stock of nuclear weapons, have left the world in a peculiar position. On one hand, many countries have signed and ratified the Treaty on Prohibition on the Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), it countries most affected by it, including the US, Russia, China, India, etc. have refused to ratify the treaty (or have withdrawn their ratification instruments) and thus, a customary law or even a jus cogens is unable to come into form.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Abhimath Snehil "The Legality of Use or Threatening to Use a Nuclear Weapons and Feasibility of an Automated Nuclear Weapon System" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 10 2026 Page 4433-4444 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1717053

IEEE:
Abhimath Snehil "The Legality of Use or Threatening to Use a Nuclear Weapons and Feasibility of an Automated Nuclear Weapon System" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(10) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I10-1717053