Talking Transparency
During the recent nuclear weapons working group meeting in Geneva, PAX delivered a statement on the issue of transparency. The statement includes a series of recommendations for countries that don’t …
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Escalating tensions: The perfect time to negotiate
PAX’s new policy brief: Escalating tensions: The perfect time to negotiate the outlaw and elimination of nuclear weapons is now available.
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 …
UPDATE: Foreign Minister Koenders says no nuclear weapons deployment to new NATO Countries
THE HAGUE, 05-02-2015 – In the General Debate on the Foreign Affairs Council MP’s Harry van Bommel (SP) and Joël Voordewind (CU) have posed critical questions on the deployment of …
Members of US Congress propose placement of nuclear weapons in new NATO countries
Two US Representatives in the House Armed Services Committee have written to US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to request information related to deploying US …
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Banning nuclear weapons as a NATO member
NATO has already made provisions for divergent opinions on the future of nuclear weapons. In the 2010 Strategic Concept, NATO recognised that “National decisions regarding arms control and disarmament may …
“The Netherlands can do something against nukes Volkel”
“It’s the worst-kept military secret. Everyone knows that there are nearly twenty U.S. nuclear bombs on Dutch territory in Volkel. It is astonishing that the left overs of the Cold …
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Doubting a Ban…
Amidst growing calls for the start of negotiations on a treaty banning all nuclear weapons, several states have expressed doubts about the feasibility and merits of such a legally binding …
B-61 New Capabilities
Hans Kristensen, of the Federation of American Scientists, just posted new pictures of the US Air Force’s new B-61 nuclear bomb. The new weapon, as illustrated by the photos and …
The bomb has burst
On 29 January 2014 the Dutch Parliament will hold a debate on nuclear disarmament. You can download PAX’ briefing following the current Dutch debate on nuclear weapons here: The Bomb has burst.