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21. Miles to Go Before the U.S. and Russia Move the World Further from the Brink of Nuclear Catastrophe

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... Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985, that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. They also decided to engage in a robust “strategic stability” dialogue to “lay the groundwork for future ...

Created on 01 July 2021

22. Belgium Banks Ban the Bomb

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... of nuclear weapons. [2021-06-29] The move is especially significant as Belgium is a country that has not itself joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and, indeed, even hosts US ...

Created on 29 June 2021

23. The US Builds A 'Systemic' Pact to Counter China's Growing Influence

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... NATO allies agreed that “[we] will engage China with a view to defending the security interests of the Alliance. … China’s stated ambitions and assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based ...

Created on 28 June 2021

24. The US Builds A 'Systemic' Pact to Counter China's Growing Influence

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... NATO allies agreed that “[we] will engage China with a view to defending the security interests of the Alliance. … China’s stated ambitions and assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based ...

Created on 28 June 2021

25. Hersey Helped Hiroshima Survivors Tell and Preserve Their Stories

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... magazine article that changed the world. On the 75th anniversary of the events he described so vividly in Hiroshima, journalist Lesley M. M. Blume has given us Fallout, a timely reminder that Hersey’s ...

Created on 23 June 2021

26. Nuclear Risks: Reduction or Elimination?

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

...  On June 16 Presidents Joseph Biden and Vladimir Putin jointly reaffirmed the principle that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”[2] and announced the intention of Russia and the ...

Created on 23 June 2021

27. A Seismic Event in US-Russia Relations

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... noteworthy projects on global issues, nuclear disarmament, scientific advancements, and to promote foreign investment and trade that were mutually beneficial to both nations. [2021-06-17]   Relations ...

Created on 17 June 2021

28. Canadian and French Nuclear Weapons Policies Challenged for Violating the Right to Life

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

...  The importance of issues brought up in the UN Human Rights Committee lies in the fact that a single nuclear warhead could kill hundreds of thousands of people, with lasting and devastating humanitarian ...

Created on 07 June 2021

29. Canadian and French Nuclear Weapons Policies Challenged for Violating the Right to Life

(Project Articles)

... importance of issues brought up in the UN Human Rights Committee lies in the fact that a single nuclear warhead could kill hundreds of thousands of people, with lasting and devastating humanitarian and ...

Created on 07 June 2021

30. Young Disarmament and Arms Control Experts Make Their Voices Heard

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... fight against it.” He added that the views of the younger generation must be heard to add to the diversity of opinions that are necessary to make progress on disarmament and arms control issues. Izumi ...

Created on 30 May 2021

31. Only 'No First Use' Policy Can Defuse Tension

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... — A ‘no first use’ (NFU) policy is an official commitment by a nuclear-armed state that it will not be the first to use nuclear weapons against any adversary under any contingency. By making such a declaration, ...

Created on 23 May 2021

32. Stop Muddying The Waters On The Appointment Of The CTBTO Executive Secretary

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... Commission. This is in notable contrast to the CTBT which in its Article 49 stipulates that “The Director-General shall be appointed by the Conference upon the recommendation of the Executive Council ...

Created on 16 May 2021

33. The Nuclear Threat in the New Information Age

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... choices that nuclear weapons pose for all of us. [2021-05-12]  JAPANESE  Since the first U.S. atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, journalists have played an essential role in ...

Created on 12 May 2021

34. NATO Plans to Focus on Russia and China

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... | 03] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF |  RUSSIAN That was two years after Donald Trump took over as the U.S. President. But the apprehensive environment prompted NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ...

Created on 12 May 2021

35. NATO Plans to Focus on Russia and China

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... | 03] CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF |  RUSSIAN That was two years after Donald Trump took over as the U.S. President. But the apprehensive environment prompted NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ...

Created on 12 May 2021

36. Biden Should Return Quickly to the Obama-led Iran Nuclear Deal

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... American congressmen and much of the media. Only the CIA had carried out objective research and concluded that Iran was nowhere near being on the path to possessing a nuclear bomb. It still holds to ...

Created on 11 May 2021

37. Time to Think Beyond Current NWFZs

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... nuclear proliferation has been the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) that are recognized as practical contributions to non-proliferation and confidence building. The main elements of NWFZs ...

Created on 30 April 2021

38. Time to Think Beyond Current NWFZs

(Project Articles)

... nuclear proliferation has been the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZs) that are recognized as practical contributions to non-proliferation and confidence building. The main elements of NWFZs ...

Created on 30 April 2021

39. Sleepwalking into Nuclear War?

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... that read, “We must account for the possibility of conflict leading to conditions which could very rapidly drive an adversary to consider nuclear use as their least bad option”. [2021-04-27]   This ...

Created on 27 April 2021

40. Optimism Over Progress in Vienna Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... not talking directly, which has slowed the process, but EU political director Enrique Mora tweeted on April 20 that progress is being made. He noted that “more hard work” is needed and announced that a ...

Created on 22 April 2021