Caribbean States Vow to Facilitate Swift Entry into Force of Nuclear Ban Treaty

By Jaya Ramachandran

GENEVA (IDN) –Seventy countries have signed and 23 ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) since it was opened for signature at the UN headquarters in New York on September 20, 2017, nearly two-and-a-half months after it was adopted by 122 states. The Treaty will enter into legal force 90 days after 50 nations have signed and ratified it. [2019-06-30 | P08] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN | SPANISH

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Caribbean States Vow to Facilitate Swift Entry into Force of Nuclear Ban Treaty

By Jaya Ramachandran

GENEVA (IDN) –Seventy countries have signed and 23 ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) since it was opened for signature at the UN headquarters in New York on September 20, 2017, nearly two-and-a-half months after it was adopted by 122 states. The Treaty will enter into legal force 90 days after 50 nations have signed and ratified it. [2019-06-30 | P08] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN | SPANISH

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Trump Should Beware of Bolton’s Bid to Sabotage START

By Daryl G. Kimball

This analysis by Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association (ACA) first appeared on June 28, 2019 in ArmsControl.org

WASHINGTON, DC (IDN-INPS) – Last year, President Donald Trump told reporters that he wanted to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin “to discuss the arms race, which is getting out of control.” [2019-06-29]

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Resist Erosion of NPT to Rid the World of Atomic Bombs

核兵器廃絶に向けて、NPT崩壊を食い止めよ（セルジオ・ドゥアルテ元国連軍縮問題担当上級代表、パグウォッシュ会議議長）

【ニューヨークIDN＝セルジオ・ドゥアルテ】

核不拡散条約（NPT）が発効してから来年の３月で５０周年を迎えるが、その歴史と再検討サイクルから教訓を学ぶよい機会となることだろう。

この条約が５０年存在した中で得られた経験を、国際社会のあらゆる当事者が真剣に受け止めねばならない。核軍縮の進展は、既存の軍縮・不拡散枠組みのさらなる崩壊を防ぐきわめて重要な要素だ。

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Resist Erosion of NPT to Rid the World of Atomic Bombs – CHINESE

抵制对核不扩散条约的侵蚀，让世界摆脱原子弹

2020 年审议大会前摇摇欲坠的安全局面

塞尔吉奥·杜阿尔特所著观点

塞尔吉奥·杜阿尔特大使是帕格沃什科学与世界事务会议主席，也是联合国前裁军事务高级代表。他是 2005 年不扩散条约审议会议的主席。

纽约讯（IDN）- 即将到来的“不扩散核武器条约”（核不扩散条约）生效 50 周年纪念日，为审视从其历史及其审议周期中所汲取的教训提供了机会。

所有国际社会成员都应认真对待这一文书生效五十年来所取得的经验。核裁军进展是一项防止现有裁军和不扩散架构进一步受到侵蚀的基本要素。

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NPT Review Conference Will Benefit from CTBT’s Entry into Force

By Jamshed Baruah

VIENNA (IDN) – Strongly pleading for a legally binding universal prohibition of nuclear tests, CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo has said that an early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in a state of limbo for 23 years will positively influence the outcome of the 2020 NPT Review Conference. [2019-06-24]

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Science & Technology Can Contribute to Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

Viewpoint by Izumi Nakamitsu

The following are extensive excerpts from the statement by Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at the High-Level Panel “CTBT: Science and Technology in a Changing World” on 24 June at Hofburg Palace, Vienna, in the opening session of the Science and Technology Conference2019 (SnT2019) 24 June-28 June 2019. [2019-06-24]

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Resist Erosion of NPT to Rid the World of Atomic Bombs – RUSSIAN

Сопротивляйтесь эрозии ДНЯО, чтобы избавить мир от атомных бомб

Разрушение системы безопасности в преддверии Конференции 2020 г. по рассмотрению действия

Точка зрения Серхио Дуарте

Посол Серхио Дуарте является президентом Конференции по науке и международным отношениям Pugwash и бывшим Верховным представителем ООН по вопросам разоружения. Он также был председателем Конференции 2005 года по рассмотрению действия Договора о нераспространении ядерного оружия.

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Resistere all’erosione del TNP per liberare il mondo dalle bombe atomiche

Fatiscente panorama della sicurezza in vista della Conferenza di riesame del 2020

Il punto di vista di Sergio Duarte

L’ambasciatore Sergio Duarte è il presidente delle Conferenze di Pugwash sulla scienza e gli affari mondiali, nonché un ex alto rappresentante delle Nazioni Unite per gli affari del disarmo. È stato presidente della Conferenza di riesame del Trattato sulla non proliferazione del 2005.

NEW YORK (IDN) – Il prossimo 50° anniversario dell’entrata in vigore del Trattato di non proliferazione nucleare (TNP) offre l’opportunità di cercare insegnamenti da trarre dalla sua storia e dai cicli di riesame.

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Trump Administration Should Rethink its Failing Iran Policy

Viewpoint by Kelsey Davenport and Daryl G. Kimball

Iran has announced that it will exceed a limit on enriched uranium set by the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The following is the text of a statement by Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy and Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association. [2019-06-18]

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