Nuclear Acronyms
When reading about new developments on nuclear weapons, sometimes the number of acronyms and abbreviations used can be a little bit confusing. This handy list should make it go a …
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Nuclear weapon are (still) in the Netherlands
The Dutch Parliament has debated it for decades. Former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers confirmed it on TV (in 2013). And now, it’s been said again- there are nuclear bombs in …
It is 2 minutes to midnight
Scientists have reset the Doomsday Clock: it is now 2 minutes before midnight, the same time as last year. Apart from 2018, this is the closest to midnight the clock has …
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – Q&A
On 7 July, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted in the UN in New York. ICAN collected some questions and answers about what the new treaty …
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Austria announces UN General Assembly resolution to prohibit nuclear weapons in 2017
Austria’s foreign minister, Sebastian Kurz, announced on Wednesday that his country would join other UN member states in tabling a resolution next month to convene negotiations on a legally binding …
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International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2016
Today is the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. The International Day Against Nuclear Tests is established by the United Nations (UN) to educate people about the importance of a ban …
The Netherlands should actively negotiate an international nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Dutch government must actively work on the start of negotiations on an international treaty banning nuclear weapons. This motion is one of the outcomes of the parliamentary debate on …
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Dutch Parliament: the Netherlands needs to negotiate an international nuclear weapons ban treaty
As a result of the citizen’s initiative by PAX, ASN Bank and the Dutch Red Cross, the Dutch Parliament today held a debate on a national ban on nuclear weapons. The result …