Irreversibility and Compliance in Regional Nuclear Disarmament: Lessons from the VeSPoTec Tabletop Exercise II
By Neslihan Yanikömer. In an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, achieving nuclear disarmament requires more than political will—it demands a robust, realistic framework for implementation and compliance. To explore what such a framework might entail, the VeSPoTec research consortium conducted a 1.5-day tabletop exercise on April 10–11, 2025, focused on irreversibility and compliance within a regional disarmament scenario.