In the room- voting towards a ban
I just got back from quite an exciting time in Geneva. This UN working group set up to take forward multilateral negotiations on nuclear weapons actually voted to do that. …
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Marshall Islands Lawsuits: Legal arguments for nuclear zero
“When the explosion occurred, there were many people, including children, who were a far distance from the bomb, on our atolls which, according to leading scientists and assurances, were predicted to …
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Marshall Islands Fights Back in Nuclear Zero Lawsuit
12 March at Humanity House: Why is the Marshall Islands suing the nuclear weapon states at the International Court of Justice at The Hague? Meet the international legal team representing …
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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.
The end of the review conference, the beginning of action
And it’s over. A month of revolving negotiations in New York, a month of reiterated statements, a month of diplomatic back and forth, a month of so called negotiations, and… …
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Never again, under any circumstances
This line seems underlines the crux of the debate at the NPT. Is it ever acceptable to use nuclear weapons? If so, when?
A document or not? NPT Update
Looking at this NPT, one of the big questions is whether there will be a document, or not document. At this point, it’s what everyone is talking about- in the …
Susi in New York- Update on NPT Review Conference
Discussions continue in New York at the Review of the NPT. Draft reports were released this past Friday, so the focus is now on language. What goes in, what goes …
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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 …
Are we too late? Has the bomb already been dropped?
Dan Elsberg has always been one of those blessed with the gift to make a speech into a little work of art. At the Peace and Planet conference in New …
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