10th NPT Review Conference recommendations
In January 2022, the 10th Review Conference of the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty will take place at UN headquarters in New York. It is important for States Parties to use …
Aanbevelingen voor de NPV Herzieningsconferentie 2022: het VN-kernwapenverbod
In de aanloop naar de tiende herzieningsconferentie van het Non-proliferatieverdrag (NPV), die begin 2022 plaats zal vinden, zullen we een aantal Engelstalige blogs plaatsen waarin we aanbevelingen doen aan de …
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CU & D66 support Dutch attending Ban Treaty Meeting
A motion calling on the Netherlands to join the first Meeting of States Parties of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was defeated in parliament last week, …
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5 reasons the Dutch should be in Vienna in March
There is an historic opportunity coming, the first Meeting of States Parties to the only treaty making nuclear weapons illegal. No matter which government might be in place, everyone agrees …
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Perilous Profiteering
The 2021 report “Perilous Profiteering: The companies building nuclear arsenals and their financial backers” is a joint publication of ICAN and it’s partner PAX. The report details how 338 financial …
Nuclear weapons motions defeated in Parliament
During a parliamentary debate on NATO on 15 June, Jasper van Dijk (SP) introduced three motions related to nuclear weapons. While supported by many parties, the numbers weren’t there and …
What was spent on nuclear weapons in 2020?
The ICAN report “Complicit: 2020 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending” reveals just how much was spent by the nine nuclear armed governments in 2020. The report also explains how much money …
March 2021 Dutch Election outcomes and nuclear weapons
I thought the Dutch were supposed to be progressive…. Now I’m not so sure…. The Netherlands held a national election on 17 March 2021 with over 30 parties on the …
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Kernwapens moeten weg uit Nederland- bijzondere gevers
Kernwapens moeten weg uit Nederland en de rest van de wereld! Ook als ze niet gebruikt worden, zijn ze levensgevaarlijk. De gevolgen van een ongeluk zijn niet te overzien. Met …
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It is STILL 100 Seconds to midnite
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just announced the Doomsday Clock– 100 seconds til the end. This metric remains unchanged since 2020, reflecting the widespread risks associated with biological threats. This …