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Learning from Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
By Katsuhiro Asagiri*
TOKYO (IDN) – In a message to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon echoed the ardent wish of the survivors of nuclear assault, when he called for “urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all”. [P21] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SWEDISH
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No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis, Vows U.N. Chief
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Speaking at a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vociferous advocate of nuclear disarmament, echoed the rallying cry worldwide: “No more Hiroshimas, No more Nagasakis.” [P20] GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH
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Churches Seek to Amplify Echo of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA (IPS) – The accounts of survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki will serve as inspiration for leaders of Christian churches grouped in the World Council of Churches (WCC), which advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. [P19] GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH
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Pacific Island Countries Want a World Without Nuclear Weapons
By Neena Bhandari
SYDNEY (IDN) – As political conflicts magnify in the Middle East and North Africa with the spectre of brutal violence from terrorist organisations like ISIS, and the Ukraine crisis reignites the Cold War between the United States, its NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organisation] allies and Russia; it is imperative that nuclear-armed and non-nuclear states together work for total elimination of nuclear weapons. The risk of use of nuclear weapons, by deliberation or accident, leading to total annihilation looms large more than ever before. [P18] ARABIC | HINDI | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN | SPANISH | SWEDISH | TURKISH
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Security Council Defies U.S. Lawmakers by Voting on Iran Nuke Deal
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective hands to unanimously vote in favour of the nuclear agreement with Iran, they were also defying a cabal of right-wing conservative U.S. politicians who wanted the United Nations to defer its vote until the U.S. Congress makes its own decision on the pact. [P17] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
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The Myths About the Nuclear Deal With Iran
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with the United States. Not true.
The agreement involved the U.N.’s five big powers, namely, the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia, plus Germany (P5+1). [P16] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
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Perfectionner la détection de la bombe
Par Ramesh Jaura
VIENNE (IPS) – Une conférence internationale a souligné les avancées dans la détection des explosions nucléaires, le suivi des tempêtes ou des nuages de cendres volcaniques, la localisation des épicentres des séismes, la surveillance de la dérive d’énormes icebergs, l’observation des mouvements des mammifères marins ainsi que la détection des crashs aériens.
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Perfecting Detection of the Bomb
By Ramesh Jaura
VIENNA (IPS) – An international conference has highlighted advances made in detecting nuclear explosions,tracking storms or clouds of volcanic ash, locating epicentres of earthquakes, monitoring the drift of huge icebergs, observing the movements of marine mammals, and detecting plane crashes. [P15] ARABIC TEXT VERSION PDF | FRENCH | GERMAN | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | URDU TEXT VERSION PDF
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CTBTO, le chien de garde du nucléaire qui ne dort jamais
De Thalif Deen
NATIONS UNIES (IPS) – Malgré leurs capacités à contrecarrer les sanctions du Conseil de sécurité et à éviter les condamnations de l’Assemblée générale, les puissances nucléaires mondiales ne peuvent pas échapper à la vigilance d’un organisme international de surveillance clé : l’Organisation du traité de l’interdiction complète des essais nucléaires (CTBTO).
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CTBTO, the Nuclear Watchdog That Never Sleeps
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The world’s nuclear powers may succeed in thwarting sanctions by the Security Council or avoiding condemnation by the General Assembly, but they cannot escape the scrutiny of a key international watchdog body: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). [P14] ARABIC | FRENCH – FRENCH ON IPSNEWS | HINDI | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | URDU
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