7 weeks to go: Getting nuclear weapons
Ban negotiations are getting a closer- seven weeks to go! This week I look at getting nuclear weapons. Next week an organisational meeting will take place in New York to talk arrange …
News
8 Weeks to go: Making nuclear weapons
There are now eight weeks to go until the start of negotiations on a nuclear ban treaty. Today’s piece is going to look at the making of nuclear weapons. In …
It is 2,5 minutes to 12 on the Doomsday Clock
The world is one step closer to a nuclear catastrophe. Renowned scientists have set the so-called Doomsday Clock half a minute forward: it is now 2,5 minutes before 12, half …
9 weeks until negotiations- What are we banning?
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 »
Getting ready for a ban
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. …
Investors get ready for nuclear weapons ban
Eighteen financial institutions, managing more than 1.7 trillion euros, prohibit investments in nuclear weapons producers. These institutions are prepared for the legal implications of a ban on nuclear weapons to …
Susi Snyder honoured by Special Recognition Nuclear Free Future Award
Susi Snyder, Programme Manager Nuclear Disarmament at PAX and Steering Committee member of ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is one of the five winners of the Nuclear Free …
Susi Snyder honoured by Special Recognition Nuclear Free Future Award Read More »
Join the Hibakusha Appeal for a Nuclear Ban Treaty
71 years have passed since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The survivors, known as Hibakusha, have launched a signature campaign calling for an international treaty to ban and …
Join the Hibakusha Appeal for a Nuclear Ban Treaty Read More »
Historic vote on banning nuclear weapons
The world has come a step closer to getting rid of all nuclear weapons. In an historic vote, a majority of United Nations member states have decided to start negotiations …
Dutch parliament to government: Vote yes to start negotiations on a nuclear ban
In a series of written questions presented by Dutch MPs to the government, the majority of political parties have reaffirmed their support for the start of negotiations of a new …
Dutch parliament to government: Vote yes to start negotiations on a nuclear ban Read More »