IKV Pax Christi becomes PAX
As of today, Wednesday 29 January 2014, peace movement IKV Pax Christi will continue under the name of PAX. The new name clearly indicates what the movement stands for and …
Parliament and Humanity House Events
Yesterday, IKV Pax Christi, a proud ICAN partner, was involved in a couple of exciting events. For quite some time now we’ve been building our relationships with Dutch parliamentarians. Yesterday, …
Dutch parliament hearing on modernisation
Today, there was a hearing in the Dutch Parliamentary subcommittee on defence issues. Attended by a number of parties- CDA, VVD, PvDA and SP, the committee heard from Hans Kristensen …
Debate on 27 January: What if the bomb is dropped on Rotterdam?
Why does the world still has so many nuclear weapons despite their destructive power? On Monday January 27 several nuclear and security experts and politicians will discuss the catastrophic humanitarian …
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The end of ambiguity, the beginning of transparency?
In a National Geographic documentary on the cold war, former Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers broke the cone of silence surrounding the U.S. nuclear weapons stored at the Volkel air …
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With our combined strength we can end this scourge on our galaxy
The last couple of days have been super busy at the office. Saturday night’s documentary featuring former Prime Minister Lubbers confirming that there are, indeed, nuclear weapons in the Netherlands …
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Lubbers, van Agt – Who’s next?
Former Prime Minister Van Agt confirmed on a radio programme Dit is Dag Wednesday that there are indeed nuclear weapons at Volkel. This is the second former Prime Minster of …
The Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction?
On Tuesday 4 September ‘The Hague Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation’ organizes a public event with informal sandwich lunch on ambitions and opportunities to reach a mass destruction weapon-free zone …
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A world without nuclear weapons testing
The international Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) adopted by the United Nations has the support of many of the world’s nuclear weapons-capable nations. But not all. Today, there are …
Israelis demonstrate against a war with Iran
Recently, Israel is feeling more uncomfortable in its neighbourhood than usual. Trying to come to terms with a changed region as a result of the ‘Arab Spring’, Israel fears its …