There are now nine weeks left until negotiations begin on a nuclear ban treaty, and the question of what exactly is being banned is a good one to ask. Since …
9 weeks until negotiations- What are we banning? Read More »
In 10 weeks, the first negotiating conference will begin to negotiate a new treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. The ban treaty is the next big thing in multilateral nuclear disarmament. …
It is now more than 71 years ago that atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The people who survived these horrific events still deal …
Story of an atomic bomb survivor and today’s debate on nuclear weapons Read More »
Representatives from China, France, Russia, UK and US (the P5) just met in Washington DC to talk about nuclear weapons. They issued a statement from that meeting, describing what they …
The Heads of State and Government that participated in the NATO summit in Warsaw Poland on 8-9 July 2016 issued a series of documents and statements, including a Summit Communiqué …
PAX’s new policy brief: Escalating tensions: The perfect time to negotiate the outlaw and elimination of nuclear weapons is now available.
Sunset, a long hot day comes to an end. I am standing on the bridge over the river that streams through the city of Hiroshima. The river that was once …
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 …
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… …
The end of the review conference, the beginning of action Read More »
This line seems underlines the crux of the debate at the NPT. Is it ever acceptable to use nuclear weapons? If so, when?
