New START extension, a good beginning
On 26 January, the United States and the Russian Federation agreed to extend their only remaining bilateral agreement on U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty …
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US and Russia discuss extension of New START
The United States and Russia recently met in Vienna to discuss the extension of the New START treaty. It is a relief that discussions are finally taking place, as New …
US Withdraws from yet another treaty
The US is giving notice that in six months it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, blaming Russia for “continued erosion of the arms control architecture”. There’s no doubt …
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 …
US Nuclear Posture Review: Irresponsibility in action
The US Nuclear Posture Review is damaging to the global nuclear disarmament and non proliferation regime, in a number of significant ways. The new policy increases the role of nuclear …
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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.
It’s a deal!
The recently concluded framework agreement between the EU 3+3 and Iran is a great step forward for the global non-proliferation regime. Just weeks before the Review Conference of the nuclear …
Human Radiation Experiments on Sunny days
Over the years working on nuclear weapons issues, I’ve always tried to make time to read as much as I can. Sometimes though the reading list you pick for your …
Marshall Islands take all 9 nuclear armed states to court
The Republic of Marshall Islands’ charge the U.S., Russia, UK, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea with breaches of international law. April 24, 2014 –The Hague, Netherlands — …
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Obama announces less nuclear weapons world wide, but new ones in the Netherlands
Obama announced today in Berlin that the U.S. will dismantle a third of its nuclear arsenal. IKV Pax Christi is enthusiastic about Obama’s new promise of cuts that go far …
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