New texts on the table!
On Tuesday, the President of nuclear ban treaty negotiations circulated a second draft of the treaty. This new text is a good basis for continuing negotiations- and the excitement in …
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Ban military preparations to use nuclear weapons
Negotiations are ongoing in New York on the draft treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. During the first read through, many states asked to address questions around the threat of use …
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Update from the ban!
More than 2/3 of UN Members are in New York negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. The first read through of the treaty finished yesterday, and these governments had …
Nuclear weapons ban negotiations resume
The second round of negotiations on a global nuclear weapons ban have gotten underway at the United Nations in New York. During the next three weeks, representatives from a large …
Draft text Nuclear weapons ban text released
Now we know what a worldwide nuclear weapons ban will look like. Today the UN published the first draft of the text of a nuclear weapons ban treaty. This treaty …
Join the debate on the Nuclear Ban Treaty!
Negotiations are taking place this year at the United Nations on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”. This new international treaty will make …
Top 3 things I learned at the NPT Prepcom (so far)
The NPT Prepcom continues in Vienna, though the chair is building in some nice lengthy pauses for consultations and to draft his report. I’ve been to a few NPT meetings …
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Susi speaks to NPT Prepcom
In Vienna, I delivered a very shortened statement this afternoon, with some things for States to consider in this NPT Review Cycle. These remarks are below.
Nuclear testing- what now?
Thankfully, nuclear test explosions have (mostly) stopped. Only the DPRK (North Korea) has done any in decades- and they are isolated and vilified by the international community for testing. No …
Non Proliferation Treaty PrepCom begins
The nuclear Non Proliferation treaty preparatory committee began in Vienna and goes until 12 May. PAX’s Susi Snyder is an NPT veteran and puts forward some food for thought for …