Okinawa Governor Refuses to Host Prohibited U.S. Nuclear Missiles

By Jaya Ramachandran

GENEVA (IDN) – Governor Denny Tamaki of Okinawa district has rejected the U.S. plans to base on the island missiles capable of threatening China – apparently as part of President Donald Trump’s move to challenge Beijing and upgrade the importance of Taiwan, 500 kilometres away from the island. If a plan for Okinawa to host such missiles were to develop, Tamaki said: “I can easily imagine fierce opposition from Okinawa residents.” [2020–06-27 | 08] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | RUSSIAN

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Okinawa Governor Refuses to Host Prohibited U.S. Nuclear Missiles

By Jaya Ramachandran

GENEVA (IDN) – Governor Denny Tamaki of Okinawa district has rejected the U.S. plans to base on the island missiles capable of threatening China – apparently as part of President Donald Trump’s move to challenge Beijing and upgrade the importance of Taiwan, 500 kilometres away from the island. If a plan for Okinawa to host such missiles were to develop, Tamaki said: “I can easily imagine fierce opposition from Okinawa residents.” [2020–06-27 | 08] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | RUSSIAN

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Combating the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Needs ‘Responsible’ Media

 Viewpoint by Dr J. Enkhsaikhan

The writer is former Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations, and Chairman of Blue Banner NGO. 

ULAANBAATAR (IDN) – The first half of 2020 has demonstrated once again that the world has indeed become closely interconnected and that cooperation of states and other stakeholders is imperative to deal with the current three existential threats that know no borders: the existence of weapons of mass destruction, the climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. [2020–06-26 | 07] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN

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Combating the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Needs ‘Responsible’ Media

 Viewpoint by Dr J. Enkhsaikhan

The writer is former Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations, and Chairman of Blue Banner NGO. 

ULAANBAATAR (IDN) – The first half of 2020 has demonstrated once again that the world has indeed become closely interconnected and that cooperation of states and other stakeholders is imperative to deal with the current three existential threats that know no borders: the existence of weapons of mass destruction, the climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. [2020–06-26 | 07] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN

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Time to Act on Dr King’s Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War – HINDI

नस्लवाद, आर्थिक शोषण और युद्ध की बुराइयों से निपटने के लिए डॉ. किंग के आह्वान पर कार्रवाई का समय

एलिस स्लाटर द्वारा एक दृष्टिकोण

न्यूयॉर्क (आईडीएन) – स्टॉकहोम इंटरनेशनल पीस रिसर्च इंसटीट्यूट (SIPRI) ने अभी-अभी वर्ष 2020 की अपनी इयरबुक जारी की है, जो शस्त्रों, निरस्त्रीकरण और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा के क्षेत्र में प्रगति के बारे में सूचना देती है। शक्ति के भूखे, परमाणु हथियारों से संपन्न प्रभावशाली देशों के बीच बढ़ते वैमनस्य के बारे में आ रही भयावह खबरों की गूँज को देखते हुए, SIPRI हथियारों के नियंत्रण के लिए एक निराशाजनक दृष्टिकोण का वर्णन करता है।

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Es hora de actuar ante el llamado del Dr. King, para hacer frente a los males del racismo, la explotación económica y la Guerra

Opinión de Alice Slater

El escritor es miembro de la Junta de ‘World Beyond War’ y representa a la Nuclear Age Peace Foundation en las Naciones Unidas.

NUEVA YORK (IDN) –  El Instituto Internacional de investigación para la Paz de Estocolmo (por sus siglas en inglés SIPRI) ha publicado su Anuario 2020, en el que informa acerca de los desarrollos en armamentos, desarme y seguridad internacional. A la luz de las noticias aterradoras sobre la creciente hostilidad entre los estados dominantes con armas nucleares que compiten por el poder, SIPRI expone una perspectiva sombría para el control de armas.

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Tempo d’agire ! La richiesta del Dr.King per contrastare I Diavoli del Razzismo, dello Sfruttamento Economico e della Guerra

Punto di vista di Alice Slater

La scrittrice fa parte del Consiglio di “World Beyond War” e rappresenta la Nuclear Age Peace Foundation alle Nazioni Unite.

Martin Luther King, Jr., che parla contro la guerra del Vietnam, St. Paul Campus, l’Università del Minnesota a St. Paul, 27 aprile 1967. CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons.

NEW YORK (IDN) – l’ Istituto internazionale di ricerca sulla pace di Stoccolma (IIRP) ha appena pubblicato il suo Annuario del 2020, presentando gli sviluppi in materia di armamenti, del disarmo e della sicurezza internazionale. Alla luce delle  drammatiche e spaventose notizie sulla crescente ostilità tra gli stati dominanti armati nuclearmente in lotta per il potere, l’IIRP da’ una visione desolante per il controllo degli armamenti.

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Let Them Eat Weapons: Trump’s Bizarre Arms Race

Viewpoint by Lawrence Wittner, IPPNW *

Image: A common hypersonic glide body launched from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, on March 19, 2020, during a flight experiment. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

NEW YORK (IDN) – In late May of this year, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for arms control bragged before a Washington think tank that the US government was prepared to outspend Russia and China to win a new nuclear arms race.  “The president has made clear that we have a tried and true practice here,” he remarked.  “We know how to win these races and we know how to spend the adversary into oblivion.”  [2020–06-18]

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Time to Act on Dr King’s Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War

Viewpoint by Alice Slater

Photo: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking against the Vietnam War, St. Paul Campus, the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, April 27, 1967. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons.

The writer serves on the Board of ‘World Beyond War’, and represents the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at the United Nations.

NEW YORK (IDN) –The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued its 2020 Yearbook, reporting on developments in armaments, disarmament, and international security. In light of the drumbeat of frightening news about growing hostility between the dominant nuclear-armed states vying for power, SIPRI describes a bleak outlook for arms control. [2020–06-15 | 06] HINDI |  ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH

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Time to Act on Dr King’s Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War

Viewpoint by Alice Slater

Photo: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking against the Vietnam War, St. Paul Campus, the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, April 27, 1967. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons.

The writer serves on the Board of ‘World Beyond War’, and represents the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at the United Nations.

NEW YORK (IDN) –The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued its 2020 Yearbook, reporting on developments in armaments, disarmament, and international security. In light of the drumbeat of frightening news about growing hostility between the dominant nuclear-armed states vying for power, SIPRI describes a bleak outlook for arms control. [2020–06-15 | 06] HINDI | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH

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