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 …
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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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 …
A motion proposed by member of parliament Van Dijk (SP) was adopted in which the Parliament agreed that the successor to the F-16 fighter jet may not have a nuclear …
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After almost 11 months, Minister Timmermans sent Parliament a letter on the Dutch nuclear weapons policies. This is the English translation as provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Letter …
Peace organization IKV Pax Christi is deeply disappointed by the nuclear weapons policy published today by Dutch Foreign Minister Timmermans. Jan Gruiters, director of IKV Pax Christi said: “Everything remains as it …
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“Yes, but we need to take into consideration the complex and diverse views in NATO.” If I got a penny any time a diplomat said this to me at the …
A desire to be consistent in nuclear policy is the justification the Dutch have given for not joining along with more than 70 other states in a joint statement on …
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(Published 23 April): The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) will hold a side event today at 13.15 in the Assembly Hall. The group of ten countries has submitted several working …
Tucked away behind the dunes, flanked by the sea and tulip fields, is Petten’s Nuclear Research Location. This Research Location is home to the High Flux Reactor, a nuclear research …
