Actions speak louder than words
Actions speak louder than words- something that we say to diplomats, especially from nuclear armed countries, all the time. Action is a powerful tool, and action is the focus of …
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Susi in Berlin- part 2: building the framework for a nuclear weapons free world
This is the second speech I deliverd in Berlin last week. The Middle Powers Initiative organised an two day conference on Creating the Conditions and Building the Framework for a …
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Susi in Berlin- What can civil society do?
I spoke at an event in Berlin last week on the topic: What can civil society do for a nuclear weapons free world? The room was packed full- over 100 …
Seven Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in nuclear weapons
Today the Dutch Fair Banking guide launched a report showing seven Dutch banks invest more than 1.5 billion Euros in nuclear weapons producers. The report shows that Dutch banks invest …
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North Korea conducts 3rd Nuclear Test
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation has confirmed, and condemned North Korea’s third nuclear test. Throughout the day, other condemnations will likely be made. The test, and the ongoing development …
Dutch Parliament to MFA: Make TNW removal a hard goal
On the last day before the winter break, the Dutch Parliament passed a motion calling for a more active pursuit of the removal of the last 20 U.S. tactical nuclear …
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The Way Forward- Conference on a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East
I participated in an interesting conference in Helsinki that negotiated a set of recommendations to further a zone free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle …
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Opiniepeiling: Nederlanders willen verbod op kernwapens
Onderzoeksbureau MWM2 heeft in opdracht van het Nederlandse Rode Kruis een opiniepeiling uitgevoerd naar de mening van de Nederlandse bevolking over kernwapens. Uit deze peiling blijkt dat 84,8 % …
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Transparency means making data available
For years I served on the Citizen’s Advisory Board on Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal for what was formerly called the Nevada Test Site. There are active nuclear waste dumps …
Happy Sinterklaasavond!
As an American ex-pat living in the Netherlands there are a number of interesting customs and practices to get used to. The Dutch are very direct people, and not shy …