Nuclear weapons and health
Today, NVMP, the Dutch affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, hosted a seminar on nuclear weapons and health. About 50 people came together in Amsterdam, …
Escalating tensions: The perfect time to negotiate
PAX’s new policy brief: Escalating tensions: The perfect time to negotiate the outlaw and elimination of nuclear weapons is now available.
70 years is enough: Time to ban the bomb
Summertime in Hiroshima means heat and humidity. The noises of summer include things you might hear in any city, the clang of street cars, the persistent hum of cicadas, the …
Dutch ban on nuclear weapons is one step closer!
PAX has collected more than 40,000 signatures in the citizens initiative “Sign against nuclear weapons” (Teken Tegen Kernwapens). This means that the Dutch parliament must debate a national ban on …
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70 years since the “Gadget”
70 years ago today, the first nuclear device was exploded in Almogordo New Mexico. Robert Oppenheimer named the test “Trinity”, but folks working on the secret desert project called it …
Dealing with Iran
PAX welcomes the negotiated agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme. Building on the framework agreed in April, this deal demonstrates diplomatic potential on one of the most contentious of contemporary issues. …
ICAN in London
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Russell Einstein manifesto, more than 60 campaigners gathered in London to prepare for negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons.
Guest blog: Nuclear Safeguards
Building a nuclear weapons is like running the marathon; if you can enrich to 5% you already mastered 70% of the weaponization process. If you can enrich to 20% you …
The end of the review conference, the beginning of action
And it’s over. A month of revolving negotiations in New York, a month of reiterated statements, a month of diplomatic back and forth, a month of so called negotiations, and… …
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Never again, under any circumstances
This line seems underlines the crux of the debate at the NPT. Is it ever acceptable to use nuclear weapons? If so, when?