Don’t Bank on the Bomb- Bank on a Ban
Nuclear armed states are planning to spend billions over the next decade in modernising their arsenals. This funding comes mostly from taxpayers in those countries, but some of the companies …
NPT
NPDI: Not Partaking in Disarmament Imperatives?
The NPDI states: Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, met in Hiroshima in April 2014 for their eighth …
NPDI Meeting in Hiroshima a wasted opportunity
International NGOs attending events around the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative meeting in Hiroshima were disappointed that the Foreign Ministers were unable to agree that the world needs to close the …
2014 NPDI Ministerial begins
The Non Proliferation Disarmament Initiative, a group of 12 countries seeking the implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan, are starting to gather now in Hiroshima. This afternoon, two events …
Recommendations to the 2014 NPT Prepcom
PAX developed these recommendations towards the 2014 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting as food for thought for those interested in following the discussions. The recommendations paper includes suggestions on the four …
NPDI Matters- March 2014
The Non Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) was established in September 2010 with the purpose of taking forward the Action Plan contained in the consensus outcome of the 2010 nuclear …
To be or not to be a nuclear weapon state
By: Katja van Hoorn* IKV Pax Christi has organised a student Crash Course on Nuclear Diplomacy and I am one of the lucky few to participate. Together with 7 other …
On Scotland
Next year, the people of Scotland will decide in a referendum whether or not Scotland will continue as an independent sovereign state or stay as a part of the United …
And Egypt walked out…
A couple of years ago, during a statement by Iran, the EU attempted a walkout from the NPT Review Conference. They didn’t announce it, they didn’t coordinate it too well …
Will the Netherlands lead the way to nuclear disarmament?
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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