76th anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 6th, 1945. The images of the US atomic bombs that swept away the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still vivid in our minds. Just like the human …
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It is 2 minutes to 12 on the Doomsday Clock
Scientists have reset the Doomsday Clock: it is now 2 minutes before midnight, half a minute later than last year. This is the closest to midnight the clock has been …
Nuclear weapons ban treaty adopted!
A treaty banning all nuclear weapon was adopted today at the UN in New York. “It’s a historic day,” says Krista van Velzen, campaign leader for PAX. “PAX played a …
Extensive support for nuclear weapons ban
Last week, 132 countries took part in the first round of negotiations at the United Nations on a nuclear weapons ban. Survivors of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, survivors …
PAX delivers statement at UN Negotiations Nuclear Ban Treaty
On the third day of the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons Susi Snyder delivered a statement on behalf of PAX. In her statement …
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Join the Hibakusha Appeal for a Nuclear Ban Treaty
71 years have passed since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The survivors, known as Hibakusha, have launched a signature campaign calling for an international treaty to ban and …
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NATO and a nuclear ban
NATO describes itself as a nuclear alliance, but at the same time all of its members have committed to good faith efforts to negotiate nuclear disarmament. The alliance has agreed …
Historic vote on banning nuclear weapons
The world has come a step closer to getting rid of all nuclear weapons. In an historic vote, a majority of United Nations member states have decided to start negotiations …
Dutch parliament to government: Vote yes to start negotiations on a nuclear ban
In a series of written questions presented by Dutch MPs to the government, the majority of political parties have reaffirmed their support for the start of negotiations of a new …
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Ban nuclear weapons in the Netherlands
The Dutch government must actively work on the start of negotiations on an international treaty banning nuclear weapons. This motion is one of the outcomes of the parliamentary debate on …