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 …
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Dutch Government wants to be part of any process on nuclear weapons, but actions speak louder than words.
In a debate between Dutch Parliamentarians and the foreign and defence ministers on 29 January, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans made it clear that the humanitarian consequences statements (NPT and …
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 …
The time to divest is Now
Yesterday activists gathered at the five-star Okura hotel in Amsterdam to protest at the Annual shareholders meeting of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company (EADS). This weapons company is known …
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 …