2014 NPDI Ministerial begins
The Non Proliferation Disarmament Initiative, a group of 12 countries seeking the implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan, are starting to gather now in Hiroshima. This afternoon, two events …
The forgotten topic of the NSS
Delegations from all over the world are gathering on 24 and 25 March at the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague to talk about nuclear security. They will hold …
Activists Break into Volkel- question Nuclear Security in advance of Summit
This week, four Dutch activists entered the secured zone of Volkel Airbase and managed to take a picture of one of the SW3 bunkers in which American B61 nuclear bombs …
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NPDI Matters- March 2014
The Non Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) was established in September 2010 with the purpose of taking forward the Action Plan contained in the consensus outcome of the 2010 nuclear …
B-61 New Capabilities
Hans Kristensen, of the Federation of American Scientists, just posted new pictures of the US Air Force’s new B-61 nuclear bomb. The new weapon, as illustrated by the photos and …
Austria to host next step in humanitarian initiative on nuclear weapons
The Austrian Foreign Minister, Sebastian Kurz, announced today that he will host an international conference later this year on nuclear weapons. The conference will discuss how best to ensure that …
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ICAN Campaigners in Nayarit- Day 1
Wow. Inspiring speeches. Presentations of activities of the growing campaign- now over 350 partners in more than 90 countries. Strategy. Debate. Mariachi music. That’s how the first day of the …
Going to Mexico!
On 13-14 February 2014, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the Second Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico (the Nayarit Conference). …
The importance of humanitarian disarmament
Over the course of the next two days, about 200 people are gathered in Berlin for the Berlin Sessions on Humanitarian Disarmament. Today I was honoured to deliver the opening keynote …
Dutch Government wants to be part of any process on nuclear weapons, but actions speak louder than words.
In a debate between Dutch Parliamentarians and the foreign and defence ministers on 29 January, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans made it clear that the humanitarian consequences statements (NPT and …