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1. Experts Exhort Nuclear Deal Signatories to Help Iran

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... there is very little incentive to continue complying with the nuclear deal if Washington’s actions block the promised sanctions relief and if other key European states, along with Russia and China, do ...

Created on 08 May 2019

2. Faith Communities Sound a Clarion Call for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... call to States parties also to actively assist victims and remediate contaminated environments and to engage in international cooperation and assistance to affected communities. As people of faith, they ...

Created on 04 May 2019

3. Kazakhstan Calls for Rigorous Implementation of the NPT

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... with a statement on behalf of the Group of States Parties to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (the Semipalatinsk Treaty), which this year celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its ...

Created on 03 May 2019

4. High School Students' Conference Stimulates Youth Engagement in Nuclear Disarmament

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... that tomorrow's leaders are ready to contribute their share to global peace and security. [2019-04-28] On March 29-30, 2019 high school students from Russia, Japan, and from around the United States ...

Created on 28 April 2019

5. UN Organizes Events Engaging Youth in Disarmament

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... the United Nations Headquarters discussed social media platforms and the role of small states in promoting disarmament, as well as strategies for conveying abstract information, including military expenditure ...

Created on 24 April 2019

6. UN Eager to Advance Commitment to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy”. They concurred that the 2020 NPT Review Conference provided an opportunity for the NPT States parties ‎to “unambiguously reaffirm” ...

Created on 23 April 2019

7. UN Eager to Advance Commitment to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

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... the pursuit of nuclear disarmament and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy”. They concurred that the 2020 NPT Review Conference provided an opportunity for the NPT States parties ‎to “unambiguously reaffirm” ...

Created on 23 April 2019

8. New Attempt to Tackle Nuclear Proliferation Threat in the Middle East

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... been elusive. On December 22, 2018 the First Committee voted a revised draft by Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the League of Arab States that are UN members), Iraq, Jordan, ...

Created on 22 April 2019

9. New Attempt to Tackle Nuclear Proliferation Threat in the Middle East

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... has since been elusive. On December 22, 2018 the First Committee voted a revised draft by Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the League of Arab States that are UN members), Iraq, ...

Created on 22 April 2019

10. North Korea Stays in Focus Amid Talk About Next Summits

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... but are looking for certain conditions to be met ahead of any meeting. Kim said the United States must be more flexible and Trump is looking for North Korea to demonstrate its willingness to give up nuclear ...

Created on 20 April 2019

11. Eminent Buddhist Leader Urges Halt to Nuclear Weapons and Killer Robots

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... in New York, Dr. Ikeda has urged the need to gather the support of States parties for multilateral efforts toward nuclear disarmament. 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the ...

Created on 19 April 2019

12. African Nations Can Choose Their Own Destiny

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... as the peak of the Cold War.  And it might seem like this is an issue for nuclear armed states only. Africa may be free of nuclear weapons, but the continent is not free of their effects.  ...

Created on 14 April 2019

13. South Africa a Shining Example of Dismantling Nuclear Arsenal

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... | P01] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | RUSSIAN There are hardly any signs that such an expectation will be realized and the campaign under way would persuade heavily armed nuclear states to disarm. ...

Created on 13 April 2019

14. South Africa a Shining Example of Dismantling Nuclear Arsenal

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... | P01]  CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | RUSSIAN There are hardly any signs that such an expectation will be realized and the campaign under way would persuade heavily armed nuclear states ...

Created on 13 April 2019

15. Moving Money for a Nuclear-Free and Eco Friendly World

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... at least for all public investment funds." The significance of the conference is highlighted by UN Secretary-General António  Guterres' warning in the letter on June 30, 2018 to member states ...

Created on 11 April 2019

16. 2020 Trump Budget Aims to Boost U.S. Nuclear Capabilities

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... those expenses may pose to the administration’s other national security priorities. A Congressional Budget Office report in February estimates that the United States will spend $494 billion on nuclear ...

Created on 03 April 2019

17. Beyond the U.S.-North Korean Summits in Singapore and Hanoi

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... news conference following the talks, attributed the failure to reach an agreement on North Korea’s demand that the United States lift sanctions “in their entirety” in return for partial steps toward denuclearization. ...

Created on 22 March 2019

18. Germany Backs UN Chief in Countering Autonomous Weapons

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... call to Russia to return to complete and verifiable compliance with this treaty before August to enable its preservation," the political declaration added. The Declaration states further: - The time ...

Created on 17 March 2019

19. Countering Challenges Affecting Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

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... coupled with a severe erosion of trust, the key multilateral disarmament bodies remain hamstrung. Moreover, key States seem disinterested in pursuing or even preserving the arms control and disarmament ...

Created on 16 March 2019

20. Strategic Realities Impeding Nuclear Disarmament

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), jointly proposed at the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee (ENDC) in 1966 by the two leading nuclear powers. The NPT recognized five States ...

Created on 13 March 2019