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1. Kudos for Kazakhstan's 'Leading Role' as UN General Assembly Campaigns for Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... September 6. "Kazakhstan's leading role in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament issues continues to this day, and we should be thankful for the example it has provided," he added. All the more ...

Created on 07 September 2018

2. Test-Ban Treaty Will Produce Tangible Benefits for Humankind

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... platform for renowned experts in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament and young leaders pursuing careers in these fields to reflect on the history and consequences of nuclear weapons testing. Participants ...

Created on 06 September 2018

3. Uncertainty About Whether the U.S. and Russia Can Avert a New Arms Race

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... its early stages. At the Helsinki summit in July, Putin presented several proposals "to work together further to interact on the disarmament agenda, military, and technical cooperation." Afterward, Trump ...

Created on 02 September 2018

4. California Leads the Way in Support of Nuclear Disarmament

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of national security policy, and spearhead a global effort to prevent nuclear war. Santa Barbara's ...

Created on 30 August 2018

5. U.S. Goes for 'Space Force All the Way'

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... that the world needs a treaty to prevent stationing such weapons in outer space in order to maintain global “strategic stability” among the major powers and enable nuclear disarmament. Although the Outer ...

Created on 21 August 2018

6. Little Progress in Nuclear Disarmament Since Helsinki Summit

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... sorts of goodies – progress in reconciliation in Ukraine and Syria, and not least nuclear disarmament. If there is progress behind the scenes it's not noticeable to the naked eye. People talk about ...

Created on 21 August 2018

7. 73 Years On, a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World Remains a Mirage

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... TEXT VERSION PDF The statement also refers to the international symposium 'Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament', which Pope Francis convened at the Vatican ...

Created on 20 August 2018

8. 73 Years On, a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World Remains a Mirage

(Project Articles)

... TEXT VERSION PDF The statement also refers to the international symposium 'Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament', which Pope Francis convened at the ...

Created on 20 August 2018

9. Advancing Disarmament Within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

Viewpoint by Izumi Nakamitsu The author is Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. This article first appeared in UN Chronicle, Vol. LV No. 2 2018 | August 2018.  ...

Created on 10 August 2018

10. No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis, No More Hibakusha

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

Viewpoint by António Guterres The survivors of the atomic bombings, known in Japanese as the hibakusha, have become global "leaders for peace and disarmament", United Nations Secretary-General António ...

Created on 09 August 2018

11. Trump and Putin Can Put the Brakes on a New, Potentially More Dangerous, Arms Race

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... Kingston A. Reif, Director for Disarmament and Threat Reduction Policy, and Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director. It is being reproduced by arrangement with the Association. – The Editor. WASHINGTON, ...

Created on 07 August 2018

12. Rising Nuclear Tensions Call For Elimination Of Atomic Weapons

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

Viewpoint by Izumi Nakamitsu Ms Izumi Nakamitsu is High Representative, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). Following is the text of the message she delivered to the Hiroshima Peace ...

Created on 06 August 2018

13. Study Finds Congressional Attention on Nuclear Security Waning as Nuclear Terrorism Threat Persists

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... Disarmament and Threat Reduction Policy at the Arms Control Association. "We provide an important blueprint to build upon Congress’ historic bipartisan achievements on nuclear security and engage a new ...

Created on 26 July 2018

14. A U.S.-Russia Summit That Left Trump In The Hot Seat

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... briefing by saying, "…we believe it necessary to work together to interact on the disarmament agenda; on military and technical cooperation; on the agenda of non-placement of weapons in space; re-establish ...

Created on 21 July 2018

15. Nuclear Disarmament Is Crucial For Global Security – It Shouldn't Have To Wait

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... NATO Summit and the upcoming Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki present the best opportunities in years for today’s leaders to emulate their more distinguished predecessors, who understood that disarmament ...

Created on 15 July 2018

16. The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty One Year On

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... in relation to North Korea notwithstanding, no disarmament negotiations are underway, and the nuclear-armed states are collectively investing over US$100 billion annually in refurbishing their weapons ...

Created on 13 July 2018

17. Diplomacy With North Korea Crucial To Denuclearization

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... the difficult work of disarmament diplomacy has only just begun. Denuclearization is no simple task. There is no precedent for a country that has openly tested nuclear weapons and developed a nuclear ...

Created on 04 July 2018

18. NPT Proves To Be An Exercise In Bad Faith As It Turns 50

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... efforts” for nuclear disarmament, and doesn’t prohibit them.  At the last NPT review in 2015, South Africa spoke eloquently about the state of nuclear apartheid created by the NPT where the nuclear ...

Created on 03 July 2018

19. Experts Accentuate the Significance of Trump-Putin Summit

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

...  The ACA director for disarmament policy Kingston Reif says: "Extending New START would be an easy win for the President. It could help create a positive atmosphere for improving the U.S.-Russia relationship ...

Created on 30 June 2018

20. UN Chief's Disarmament Agenda Faces Rough Waters

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難航が予想される国連事務総長の軍縮アジェンダ（ジャヤンタ・ダナパラ元軍縮問題担当国連事務次長） 『私たち共通の未来を守る』と題されたアントニオ・グテーレス国連事務総長の新たな軍縮アジェンダが発表されたが、「現在の行為主体（アクター）の下で、私たち共通の未来を守れる可能性は低い」、とジャヤンタ・ダナパラ氏は記している。ダナパラ氏はスリランカの元大使で、元軍縮問題担当国連事務次長である。「私たちは、行為主体の交代を待つか、失敗した交渉の瓦礫の中から新たな出発を模索するしかありません。しかしそれも、予測不能なトランプ大統領と金正恩北朝鮮最高指導者にかかっている。」とダナパラ氏は記している。 ...

Created on 25 June 2018