ZERO
The EveryPerson’s Field Guide to a World Without Weapons
What if the end of war has already been designed?
ZERO revives the most rigorous disarmament plan in history—the Clark–Sohnblueprint—and updates it for the AI age. It outlines a 12-year staircase to global disarmament: a verified census of all weapons, annual 10% reductions, conversion of military budgets into a worldwide Peace Dividend, and the creation of neutral institutions to keep the “nuclear garage” permanently closed.
Written for ordinary readers rather than diplomats, the book translates dense treaties into clear steps, answers the skeptic’s toughest questions, and closes with a two countdowns from Year 12 to Year 0: one with weapons, one without. ZERO is a field guide for anyone who wants to move from arguing about peace to actually building it.
ZERO
Title: ZERO
Subtitle: The Every Person’s Field Guide to a World Without Weapons
Series: Peace Stuff Library
Produced by: Avis Kalfsbeek
BISAC Categories :
POL035010: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control & Disarmament
POL034000: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
HIS027000: HISTORY / Military / General
Key Features:
A 12-Year Plan to end nuclear proliferation.
Modern updates to the Clark-Sohn disarmament model.
Practical steps for global arms reduction and verified security.
A guide for ordinary citizens to understand international peace treaties.
Companion Work: The daily Peacewarts series on The Peace is Here Podcast.
The Author
Avis Kalfsbeek is an author, peace scholar,and creator of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet universe—a series ofeco-fiction novellas, stage plays, and Peace Stuff guides designed to inspirefriendships, peace, and gentler footprints on the Earth. She is also the producer andpeace storyteller of the Peace is Here podcast.
By unearthing the rigorous disarmament blueprintsof 1963 and reconciling them with 21st-century reality, Avis continues hermission to translate the "impossible" into actionable hope. ZERO is her latest fieldguide for the Every Person, designed to move the world from the silence ofweapons to the quiet of peace.
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