Susi in Berlin- What can civil society do?
I spoke at an event in Berlin last week on the topic: What can civil society do for a nuclear weapons free world? The room was packed full- over 100 …
Seven Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in nuclear weapons
Today the Dutch Fair Banking guide launched a report showing seven Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in nuclear weapons producers. The report shows that Dutch banks invest …
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North Korea conducts 3rd Nuclear Test
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation has confirmed, and condemned North Korea’s third nuclear test. Throughout the day, other condemnations will likely be made. The test, and the ongoing development …
Celebrating Success
As we jumped to the ground from the purple cab of the 18-wheel truck, the driver said “hang on there, you’re doing a good thing, let me give you something”. …
The Way Forward- Conference on a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East
I participated in an interesting conference in Helsinki that negotiated a set of recommendations to further a zone free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle …
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Transparency means making data available
For years I served on the Citizen’s Advisory Board on Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal for what was formerly called the Nevada Test Site. There are active nuclear waste dumps …
Happy Sinterklaasavond!
As an American ex-pat living in the Netherlands there are a number of interesting customs and practices to get used to. The Dutch are very direct people, and not shy …
Invitation to Oslo
The government of Norway has now invited all countries in the world to participate in a Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. The conference programme includes presentations by …
Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East
‘How does the fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction dominate daily life in the Middle East?’ This was the main question on Wednesday October 31 during a debate organized by …
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UN Secretary General applauds ICAN initiative
This week ICAN received a nice message of support from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in relation to the paper crane project. In the message, he salutes ICAN “for working with …