Nuclear Powers Issue New Statement
Although a UN gathering to review a cornerstone nuclear treaty has again been postponed, five nuclear weapons states issued a statement expressing commitment toward preventing nuclear war.
Although a UN gathering to review a cornerstone nuclear treaty has again been postponed, five nuclear weapons states issued a statement expressing commitment toward preventing nuclear war.
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Building our Movements & Impacting the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference
This is an excerpt from our two-page policy brief on nuclear disarmament.
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From August 6-9, 2021, the Prefectures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Nuclear Threat Initiative are sponsoring "Cranes for our Future" where you can share a message of hope during a Global Weekend of Action. Go to https://www.cranesforourfuture.org/ to learn more,
The following is a list of notable international developments toward nuclear disarmament in the past year.
The latest direct action against nuclear weapons by the Plowshares Movement occurred at a nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018.
Despite strong opposition from the nuclear weapon states to last year’s nuclear ban treaty, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and leaders of faith groups are pressing the countries to resume discussions on limiting and eventually eliminating nuclear weapons.
The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review by the United States signals a new arms race and increasing potential of the use of nuclear weapons. The following article was published in the March-April 2018 issue of NewsNotes.