Why I think the NAC is back
The NAC, or New Agenda Coalition, were once earth rattling mind-changers. They brought us the 13 practical steps in nuclear disarmament. They transformed how we looked at nuclear weapons states- …
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We need a legal prohibition
In Geneva, this week and next, the UN General Assembly’s Open Ended Working Group to take forward proposals for multilateral disarmament is meeting. While the name is a bit of …
Divestment as a tool
I just delivered the following remarks to the UN General Assembly Open Ended Working Group on taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament. I thought it would be interesting to bring out …
Succesful blockade at nuclear weapon base Buchel
Today a group from IKV Pax Christi is joining the blockade of the German military base Büchel that hosts US nuclear weapons. Every gate of the base has been blocked …
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To be or not to be a nuclear weapon state
By: Katja van Hoorn* IKV Pax Christi has organised a student Crash Course on Nuclear Diplomacy and I am one of the lucky few to participate. Together with 7 other …
Dutch parliament to U.S. House of Representatives: No modernisation of nuclear bombs on our behalf.
Representing a majority in the Dutch Parliament, Raymond Knops of the Dutch Christian Democratic Party (CDA) last night hand delivered a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter …
Newsletter June: Time for some action
What can you do for Nuclear Abolition Week (6-13 July)? Did you sign the worldwide petition against nuclear weapons yet? Do you think you can win the Nuclear Pubquiz (19 …
Banken en pensioenfondsen investeren 314 miljard dollar in kernwapenproducenten
Banken, verzekeraars en pensioenfondsen investeren wereldwijd meer dan 314 miljard dollar in kernwapenproducenten. Dat blijkt uit het grote internationale onderzoek Don’t Bank on the Bomb van IKV Pax Christi.
Obama announces less nuclear weapons world wide, but new ones in the Netherlands
Obama announced today in Berlin that the U.S. will dismantle a third of its nuclear arsenal. IKV Pax Christi is enthusiastic about Obama’s new promise of cuts that go far …
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New Zealand Superannuation Fund excludes nuclear base operators
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has excluded a group of nuclear base operators from its $22 billion investment portfolio. The exclusions include publicly listed companies Babcock & Wilcox, Fluor Corporation, …
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