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Disarmament Talk with Amb. Aikawa, DG Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Japan’s MOFA
At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Kazutoshi Aikawa, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on joint move with Kazakhstan to facilitate the entry into force of the CTBT, and planned nuclear disarmament initiatives.
Disarmament Talk with Jayantha Dhanapala, Former UN USG for Disarmament Affairs
At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs, former UN Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs on: How to find a short-cut to CTBT waiting in the wings for 20 years?
Disarmament Talk with Amb. Duarte, former head of UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Ambassador Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, President of 2005 NPT Review Conference, on the need for patience in achieving ambitious goals.
Disarmament Talk with Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham BADR
At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham Badr on the impediments on way to the Middle East Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) Free Zone.
Addressing the Disarmament Deficit
By Daryl G. Kimball*
HIROSHIMA (IDN) – In the seven decades since the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have become less and less relevant to the security of possessor states and their allies and the potential harm of their further use has become even more harmful to international security and human survival.
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Growing Calls for Nuclear Disarmament Summit in Hiroshima
By Ramesh Jaura
HIROSHIMA (IDN) – Calls are growing for organising a nuclear disarmament summit next year in Hiroshima, one of the only two cities, along with Nagasaki, which have until now suffered the devastating atomic bombings 70 years ago. But indications are that there is only a remote possibility that such a gathering would indeed take place.
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Disarmament Conference Ends with Ambitious Goal – But How to Get There?
By Ramesh Jaura
HIROSHIMA (IPS) – A three-day landmark U.N. Conference on Disarmament Issues has ended here – one day ahead of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests – stressing the need for ushering in a world free of nuclear weapons, but without a consensus on how to move towards that goal. [P24] ARABIC | INDONESIAN BAHASA | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | TURKISH
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Disarmament Talk with Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev
At the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshuma 26-28 August 2015, International Press Syndicate interviewed the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister on Japan-Kazakh move to facilitate the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as soon as possible.
Call for Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons Testing
By Katsuhiro Asagiri and Ramesh Jaura
HIROSHIMA (IPS) – As the international community gears up to commemorate the 20th anniversary next year of the opening up of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) for signature, a group of eminent persons (GEM) has launched a concerted campaign for entry into force of a global ban on nuclear weapon testing. [P23] ARABIC | GERMAN | INDONESIAN BAHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mayors Plead for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
By Ramesh Jaura
BERLIN/TOKYO (IPS) – Seventy years after the brutal and militarily unwarranted atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, a nuclear weapons free world is far from within reach. [P22] BHASA | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE | SPANISH
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- 2. Mayors for Peace Say the Danger of Nuclear War Is Real and Growing
- 3. Middle East Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone, Long Elusive, is Making Progress, say Experts
- 4. Die Eliminierung von Interkontinentalraketen würde die Chancen eines globalen nuklearen Holocaust erheblich verringern
- 5. Elimination of ICBMs Would Greatly Reduce the Chances of a Global Nuclear Holocaust
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