Vienna Conference outcomes
Three days after the historic conference in Vienna on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, we are still digesting the statements, ideas and developments that will shape the debate on …
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Poor and weak pay price for nuclear arsenals
‘Spending on nuclear weapons squanders the wealth of nations. To prioritize such spending is a mistake and a misallocation of resources which would be far better invested in the areas …
Poor and weak pay price for nuclear arsenals
‘Spending on nuclear weapons squanders the wealth of nations. To prioritize such spending is a mistake and a misallocation of resources which would be far better invested in the areas …
CWC, Vienna, Helsinki…. Three opportunities for Israel to engage
In the coming days, the Israeli government will have to make decisions on membership in the Chemical Weapons Convention and participation in two potentially ground-breaking conferences: The Vienna Conference on …
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402 Billion USD Invested in Nuclear Weapon Producers
Global financial institutions made an estimated 402 billion US dollars available to nuclear weapons producers. The report Don’t Bank on the Bomb, published today by Dutch peace organization PAX, identifies …
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International Day Against Nuclear Testing 2014
Today is the international day against nuclear tests. This is of particular poignance as I sit in Kazakhstan- a place that was used by the former Soviet Union as a …
Geef je op voor de ICAN Action Academy en werk mee aan een verbod op kernwapens – TEST
Vier uitdagende interactieve educatieve dagen met gedreven mensen uit heel Europa vaardigheden leren om campagne te voeren voor een verbod op kernwapens. Deadline voor registratie is 20 juli. De ICAN …
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Do you really want to quit?
Don’t we all have friends that both keep on buying one box of cigarettes after the other and say they really want to quit? Inconsistency The inconsistency of a nicotine …
Looking ahead to a fissile materials (cut-off) Treaty
In the coming two weeks the second session of the Group of Governmental Experts on a possible Fissile Materials (Cut-off) treaty will be meeting in Geneva. According to insiders, one …
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The countdown has begun
This week is the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August). Earlier this year the Chairman of the Second International Conference on …