UN Resolution to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons Hailed

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – Nuclear disarmament campaigners have hailed the landmark resolution adopted by the United Nations on October 27 for launching negotiations in 2017 on a legally binding treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. The resolution heralds an end to two decades of paralysis in multilateral nuclear disarmament efforts.

In a historic move, at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, which deals with disarmament and international security, 123 member states of the UN voted in favour of the resolution, 38 voted against and 16 abstained.

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Iceland Debates Whether It Hosted Nuclear Weapons – Japanese

核兵器は配備されたか？―アイスランドで論争

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最近ある文書が機密解除され、米国が北大西洋条約機構（NATO）の１９４９年創設以来の加盟国であるアイスランドに核兵器を配備したことがあるかどうかを巡る論争が巻き起こっている。

米国は、北大西洋と北極海の交わる戦略的な地点に位置するアイスランドに核兵器を一度も配備したことがないと主張しているが、これは、この国に核兵器を配備する計画が存在しなかったということを意味するわけではない、と専門家らはみている。バルール・インギムンダーソン氏とウィリアム・アーキン氏の研究によると、冷戦期にアイスランドは核の備蓄基地とみなされていた。

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UN-Sicherheitsrat bannt Nuklear-Tests aber keine Bomben

Von Ramesh Jaura

NEW YORK (IDN) – Einen Tag vor dem 20. Jahrestag der Eröffnung zur Unterzeichnung des Umfassenden Atomteststopp-Vertrages (CTBT) nahm der UN-Sicherheitsrat eine Entschließung an, die de facto den globalen Bann der Nuklearwaffen-Tests wieder in Kraft setzte, welcher 20 Jahre zuvor auf den Weg gebracht wurde.

Das 15-köpfige Gremium – bestehend aus den Vereinigten Staaten, Russland, China, Großbritannien und Frankreich als ständige Mitglieder (P5) mit Vetorecht und 10 Nichtständigen-Mitgliedern, die für einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahren durch Rotation bestimmt wurden – nahmen die Resolution nach ausgedehnten Diskussionen am 23. September 2016 durch eine Abstimmung an: 14, die dafür stimmten, ohne Gegenstimme aber bei einer Enthaltung von Ägypten mit der Begründung, dass der Text nicht auch auf die Notwendigkeit der nuklearen Abrüstung hinweist.

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Faith-Based Groups Make the Case for Disarmament

Analysis by T.K. Fernandes

NEW YORK (IDN) – Since the deadly use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the international community has been calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Despite slow progress, civil society has continued to tirelessly advocate for a nuclear-free world and is in fact one step closer to its realization in principle.

While speaking to IDN, Director of Peace and Human Rights at Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Kimiaki Kawai noted the importance of nuclear disarmament, stating: “We share common global challenges like climate change, poverty, hunger and disasters – so why don’t we utilize our rich resources for more meaningful purposes?” [P27] ARABIC | GERMAN |  ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF |  KOREAN TEXT VERSION PDF |  PORTUGUESE | SPANISH | SWEDISH | TURKISH

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Faith-Based Groups Make the Case for Disarmament

Analysis by T.K. Fernandes

NEW YORK (IDN) – Since the deadly use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the international community has been calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Despite slow progress, civil society has continued to tirelessly advocate for a nuclear-free world and is in fact one step closer to its realization in principle.

While speaking to IDN, Director of Peace and Human Rights at Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Kimiaki Kawai noted the importance of nuclear disarmament, stating: “We share common global challenges like climate change, poverty, hunger and disasters – so why don’t we utilize our rich resources for more meaningful purposes?” [P27] ARABIC | GERMAN | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF |  KOREAN TEXT VERSION PDF |  NORWEGIAN | PORTUGUESE | SPANISH | SWEDISH | TURKISH

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Campaña de desarme nuclear apunta a Bergen, en Noruega

Por Lowana Veal

BERGEN (IDN) – Noruega es miembro fundador de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN), disfrutando de la protección de la Alianza como un Estado nuclear paraguas y, sin embargo, ampliamente reconocido por su asociación con los temas de paz, no sólo por haber sido anfitrión de la primera Conferencia Internacional sobre el Impacto Humanitario de las Armas Nucleares, en Oslo, en marzo de 2013.

“Noruega (también) tomó la iniciativa en el Proceso de Oslo, que culminó con la firma de la Convención sobre Municiones en Racimo en 2008”, dijo Hitotsugu Terasaki, director general de asuntos de paz y temas globales de la Soka Gakkai Internacional (SGI).

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Nükleer Silahsızlandırma Kampanyası Norveç’te Bergen’i Hedefliyor

Yazar: Lowana Veal

BERGEN (IDN) – İttifakın nükleer şemsiye devlet olarak korumasına nail olan ve yine de 2013 Mart ayında Oslo’da Nükleer Silahların İnsanlığa Etkisi hakkında gerçekleştirilen birinci uluslararası Konferansa ev sahipliği yapmış olmasıyla barış konularıyla ilişkisi yaygın biçimde bilinen bir Norveç Kuzey Atlantik Anlaşması Örgütü (NATO) kurucu üyesidir.

“Norveç (ayrıca), 2008 yılında Misket Bombaları Anlaşmasını imzalamasıyla sonuçlanan Oslo Sürecine de önayak olmuştur”, diyor Soka Gakkai International (SGI)’da barış ve küresel meseleler genel yöneticisi Hitotsugu Terasaki.

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Kampanj för kärnvapennedrustning riktas mot Bergen i Norge

Av Lowana Veal

BERGEN (IDN) – Norge är en av grundarna av Nordatlantiska fördragsorganisationen (NATO) och uppskattar Alliansens skydd som paraplystat mot kärnvapen, men är även allmänt känd för sitt samarbete i fredsfrågor: inte bara för värdskapet för den första internationella konferensen om de humanitära effekterna av kärnvapen (Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons) i Oslo i mars 2013.

“Norge tog (också) ledningen i Oslo-processen som kulminerade i undertecknandet av konventionen om klustervapen under 2008”, sade Hitotsugu Terasaki, generaldirektör för fred och globala frågor vid Soka Gakkai International (SGI).

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A Campanha Nuclear de Desarmamento Visa Bergen na Noruega

Por Lowana Veal

BERGEN (IDN) – A Noruega é um membro fundador da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico (NATO), ao desfrutar da proteção da Aliança como um estado de cobertura nuclear e ainda amplamente conhecido pela sua associação com questões de paz: não só por hospedar a primeira Conferência internacional sobre o Impacto Humanitário das Armas Nucleares em Oslo em março 2013.

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La campagna di disarmo nucleare ha l’obbiettivo su Bergen in Norvegia

di Lowana Veal

BERGEN (IDN) – La Norvegia è membro fondatore dell’Organizzazione del Trattato dell’Atlantico del Nord (NATO), godendo della protezione dell’Alleanza come stato sotto l’ombrello nucleare, tuttavia è ampiamente nota per la sua associazione alle istanze di pace: non solo per aver ospitato a Oslo nel marzo 2013 la prima Conferenza internazionale sull’Impatto Umanitario delle Armi Nucleari.

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