Dutch Defend Nuclear Sharing in New York
In a surprising statement this morning at the disarmament committee of the NPT Review Conference, the Dutch Delegation defended nuclear sharing practices. Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast said “Some …
In a surprising statement this morning at the disarmament committee of the NPT Review Conference, the Dutch Delegation defended nuclear sharing practices. Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast said “Some …
De Tweede Kamer wil een internationaal verbod op kernwapens. Goed nieuws: Minister Koenders wil dat ook.. Of toch niet? In het ragfijne web van woorden is het lastig te ontwaren …
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And we’re off to a good – if unremarkable – start of the NPT Review Conference 2015. The first days are reserved for statements by individual states, international organisations like …
On Thursday, 23 April the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) adopted a motion saying the government must join, in a substantive manner, international negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons, without …
NATO keeps calling itself a nuclear alliance, but what would that mean in a world where nuclear weapons were clearly illegal? PAX has just produced “Dealing with a ban“, a …
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Vandaag stond er een opinie artikel in het NRC geschreven door PAX campagnevoerder Krista van Velzen. Nederland heeft dubbele moraal over kernwapens ‘Heel ernstig’ en ‘machismo’. Zo classificeerde minister …
Nuclear weapons are often presented as promoting security, particularly during times of international instability. However, testimonies by nuclear experts and former nuclear force officers have shown that accidental nuclear-weapon detonations …
Nederland zou zich moeten scharen achter de urgente oproep van inmiddels 135 landen die willen gaan onderhandelen over nucleaire ontwapening. In de brief die vandaag aan de Kamer is gezonden …
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Vandaag geeft Frans Timmermans het ministersstokje door aan zijn partijgenoot Bert Koenders. Nieuwe ronde, nieuwe kansen op een voor ons belangrijk onderwerp: nucleaire ontwapening. Koenders kan de kans grijpen om …
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In the coming two weeks the second session of the Group of Governmental Experts on a possible Fissile Materials (Cut-off) treaty will be meeting in Geneva. According to insiders, one …
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