Invitation to Oslo
The government of Norway has now invited all countries in the world to participate in a Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. The conference programme includes presentations by …
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Fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East
‘How does the fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction dominate daily life in the Middle East?’ This was the main question on Wednesday October 31 during a debate organized by …
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The First Committee
Here in New York the second week if the UN General Assembly First Committee on International Peace and Security is in full swing. The first week of 1com (some handy …
Using nuclear weapons- NATO prepares to drop the bomb
In “Operation Steadfast Noon” NATO members are training to actually use nuclear weapons. These types of exercises are conducted annually and in them NATO members prepare to use nuclear weapons- …
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Belgium and the TNW after Chicago
The results of the NATO summit are best summed up as a clinging to the status quo so as not to reflect the internal divisions on nuclear politics. The DDPR …
TNW after the DDPR: Observations from the Netherlands
Over the past three years, the tone of discussions about tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in the Dutch parliament has changed. It is no longer a debate about the need for …
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Recommended Reading – July 2012
NATO’s Deterrence and Defence Posture Review Former IKV Pax Christi consultant and nuclear disarmament expert Laurens Hogebrink reflects in 10 talking points on NATO’s disappointing Deterrence and Defence Posture Review …
Afraid of the bomb
Debate Afraid of the bomb, Wednesday 31 October, Humanity House, the Hague How does the fear of Weapons of Mass Destruction dominate daily life in the Middle East? This will be the main …
How can the new political landscape in The Netherlands affect the Dutch position on the tactical nukes on its soil?
The past months we’d been hopefully and anxiously looking forward to the outcome of the September 12 parliamentary elections. For months, the conservative leftwing Socialist Party (SP) was leading the …
Dutch elections and the nuclear free world
How can the new political landscape in The Netherlands affect the Dutch position on starting negotiations on a nuclear weapons treaty? While all Dutch political parties are in favor of …