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In today's world, atomic energy materializes in two forms. In nuclear reactors, it is used to generate electricity and is therefore an indispensable alternative source, but it is also associated with the existence of nuclear weapons. In nuclear debates and disputes in world politics, it is first and foremost the issue of the nuclear arsenal that divides its actors into two hostile camps. On the one hand, there are non-nuclear states and international organizations fighting for the end of nuclear proliferation and complete disarmament, and on the other hand, they are resisted by the illegally expanding club of states with nuclear arsenals.

Conclusion I believe that the global elimination of nuclear weapons is possible only on a theoretical level. Adoption of various international treaties, support for politically engaged groupings, the struggle to take into account the immorality of nuclear weapons, or the realization of the no longer functioning principle of deterrence as one of the strongest arguments in maintaining nuclear weapons in state military arsenals, , but the practical application is already lagging significantly behind. Moreover, even if there is a positive response and the much-anticipated practice, it is either a unilateral step, as in the case of Brazil or South Africa, or involving only a handful of countries, excluding the world's largest players, as in the Non-Nuclear-Free Zones.

I) The possible reality of world politics as a sphere without atomic weapons Although no more than seventy years have passed since the construction of the nuclear bomb, we nevertheless call the present a period of the "second nuclear age". However, the stage when nuclear weapons are a living issue in international relations was clearly preceded by a long period when the nuclear threat did not exist. A return to a world without nuclear weapons is, according to some, possible. Even because of their inhumanity and possible damage to their natural wealth, he should be the aforementioned necessity. The next chapter will deal with the advocates of these ideas and show their practical implementation.

The views and actions of global policy makers are largely driven by the security threats they face. However, nuclear weapons are currently one of the main security challenges for the international community. It follows that they are and will be a necessary part of world politics until they are completely eliminated. In addition, global nuclear disarmament is preceded by the task of halting the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In the following chapter, we will point out the factors that make complete demilitarization very unlikely.

Alternative instruments of international politics In world politics, there are a whole range of instruments that make it possible to influence its events. International actors resort to the use of the given instruments, and thus to the manifestation of their power, in an effort to achieve the fulfillment of their intentions and ideas. However, just as the situation within the states and in their external relations is constantly changing, whether, for example, it is declining or the relevance of individual non-governmental actors increases, so do the sources of power change. While in the past the authoritative indicator of strength may have been the population of the state, its geographical conditions, economic performance, the army or diplomacy, in today's information world it may be economic and technological maturity and ensuring the flow of information.

In today's world, atomic energy materializes in two forms. In nuclear reactors, it is used to generate electricity and is therefore an indispensable alternative source, but it is also associated with the existence of nuclear weapons. In nuclear debates and disputes in world politics, it is first and foremost the issue of the nuclear arsenal that divides its actors into two hostile camps. On the one hand, there are non-nuclear states and international organizations fighting for the end of nuclear proliferation and complete disarmament, and on the other hand, they are resisted by the illegally expanding club of states with nuclear arsenals.

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