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Trump Awaits a ‘Magical Moment’ to Ban Nuclear Weapons

By Shanta Roy

Photo: Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, center, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon Jr., left, and Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette brief the press on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review at the Pentagon, Feb. 2, 2018. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm

UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released February 2, is a dangerous departure from the past, and appears to reflect a firm U.S. commitment to readily use the world’s deadliest weapons of mass destruction – even if the United States is only a target of “significant non-nuclear strategic attacks”, including cyberattacks.

The new policy statement – reflecting a wide justification for a nuclear war – should also be viewed against the continued contradictory statements made by President Donald Trump on issues such as climate change, the Iranian nuclear deal, and most importantly, the use of nuclear weapons. [P 35]  ITALIAN | NORWEGIAN | PERSIAN | SPANISH  | JAPANESE TEXT VERSON PDF

‘New START’ Milestone Could Help Halt Nuclear Arms Race

By J C Suresh

TORONTO | WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) – The Arms Control Association has called for extending the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) set to expire on February 5, 2021. The plea follows on the heels of an announcement each by the United States and Russia that they have met their obligations under the Treaty to reduce their deployed strategic nuclear forces by February 5, the implementation deadline.

Successful Test Firing of India’s Agni-5 Evokes No Fury

|インド|ミサイル「アグニ5」発射成功も、「怒り」を呼び起こさず

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Photo: India's longest range nuclear capable missile Agni-5 was successfully test fired from the Kalam Island off Odisha coast on January 18 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Source: NDTVインドが、1月18日に、核兵器搭載可能の大陸間弾道ミサイル(ICBM)である「アグニ5」の発射実験に成功したことは、アジアではほとんど注目されなかった。しかし西側メディアは、インドがいまや北京や上海などの中国主要都市を射程に収めた点に着目して報道した。

一部に賞賛する傾向さえあったこの報道ぶりは、北朝鮮が同様のミサイル(火星15)を昨年11月29日未明に発射した際の西側メディアのヒステリックな対応と際立った対照を示している。北朝鮮のミサイル発射実験が世界の非核化への脅威と見なされる一方で、インドのそれはそうなっていない。

ICAN-Chefin zeigt Japan den Weg aus der Sackgasse

Von Katsuhiro Asagiri

TOKYO (IDN) – „Ich wünsche mir, dass alle Staaten, insbesondere Japan, dem Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag beitreten. Kein Hibakusha mehr“, schrieb Beatrice Fihn, Geschäftsführerin der Internationalen Kampagne zur Abschaffung von Atomwaffen (ICAN), auf einer Info-Wand bei der Eröffnung einer Ausstellung am 12. Januar im Atombombenmuseum von Nagasaki.

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