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1. Experts Exhort Nuclear Deal Signatories to Help Iran

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... "pose a more serious proliferation risk". Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, has given the other parties to the JCPOA (France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia and China) 60 days ...

Created on 08 May 2019

2. Kazakhstan Calls for Rigorous Implementation of the NPT

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... entry into force. This zone remains the only nuclear-weapon-free zone in the northern hemisphere. As the Acting Coordinator of the Central Asian zone, the head of the Kazakh delegation urged the United ...

Created on 03 May 2019

3. UNODA Chief Focuses on Youth Engagement in Meeting with NGOs

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... of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Izumi Nakamitsu's meeting with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the United Nations headquarters in New York on May 1. [2019-05-02] As ...

Created on 02 May 2019

4. High School Students' Conference Stimulates Youth Engagement in Nuclear Disarmament

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... that tomorrow's leaders are ready to contribute their share to global peace and security. [2019-04-28] On March 29-30, 2019 high school students from Russia, Japan, and from around the United States ...

Created on 28 April 2019

5. UN Organizes Events Engaging Youth in Disarmament

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By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – The United Nations played host to three important events in the month of April, focusing on youth engagement. The first of these witnessed the Office for Disarmament ...

Created on 24 April 2019

6. UN Eager to Advance Commitment to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

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By Jamshed Baruah NEW YORK (IDN) – Deeply concerned about the erosion of the disarmament and arms control framework that reaped significant post-cold-war-era gains, the United Nations is keen to ensure ...

Created on 23 April 2019

7. UN Eager to Advance Commitment to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

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By Jamshed Baruah NEW YORK (IDN) – Deeply concerned about the erosion of the disarmament and arms control framework that reaped significant post-cold-war-era gains, the United Nations is keen to ensure ...

Created on 23 April 2019

8. New Attempt to Tackle Nuclear Proliferation Threat in the Middle East

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... been consigned to oblivion until the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided  in December 2018 "to entrust to the Secretary-General the convening" of an international ...

Created on 22 April 2019

9. New Attempt to Tackle Nuclear Proliferation Threat in the Middle East

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... been consigned to oblivion until the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided  in December 2018 "to entrust to the Secretary-General the convening" of an international ...

Created on 22 April 2019

10. North Korea Stays in Focus Amid Talk About Next Summits

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... but are looking for certain conditions to be met ahead of any meeting. Kim said the United States must be more flexible and Trump is looking for North Korea to demonstrate its willingness to give up nuclear ...

Created on 20 April 2019

11. Eminent Buddhist Leader Urges Halt to Nuclear Weapons and Killer Robots

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... nuclear disarmament. Of particular concern is the fact that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, once a symbol of the end of the Cold War, is on the brink of termination. Both the United ...

Created on 19 April 2019

12. African Nations Can Choose Their Own Destiny

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... for civilian populations.  The TPNW was adopted on 7 July 2017 at the United Nations, with the support of 122 states, including 42 African states.  For decades, African states have taken ...

Created on 14 April 2019

13. 2020 Trump Budget Aims to Boost U.S. Nuclear Capabilities

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... those expenses may pose to the administration’s other national security priorities. A Congressional Budget Office report in February estimates that the United States will spend $494 billion on nuclear ...

Created on 03 April 2019

14. Beyond the U.S.-North Korean Summits in Singapore and Hanoi

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... news conference following the talks, attributed the failure to reach an agreement on North Korea’s demand that the United States lift sanctions “in their entirety” in return for partial steps toward denuclearization. ...

Created on 22 March 2019

15. Germany Backs UN Chief in Countering Autonomous Weapons

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... third session at United Nations Headquarters in New York, during German Presidency of the Security Council from April 29 to May 10, 2019. This will be the third and final session prior to the 2020 Review ...

Created on 17 March 2019

16. Countering Challenges Affecting Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

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... reduction agreements to succeed New Start. And unlike the other areas of technology under discussion at this conference, there is no United Nations process for considering hypersonic weapons, or the ...

Created on 16 March 2019

17. Strategic Realities Impeding Nuclear Disarmament

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... important insights. These weapons started to proliferate on July 16, 1945, roughly three weeks after the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations. Their spread was partially contained through the ...

Created on 13 March 2019

18. The Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit Disappointing But Not Devastating

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... a good starting point for negotiations on an interim deal. The Foreign Minister also said the United States also demanded “one more” measure beyond Yongbyon dismantlement. Good personal rapport between ...

Created on 07 March 2019

19. Ushering in an Era of Peace and Disarmament

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... conflict and other reasons, and trade disputes impacting the global economy. Besides, the United Nations has been calling for urgent action on disarmament. SGI, the world's largest Buddhist lay organization ...

Created on 03 March 2019

20. IAEA Keen to Enhance Nuclear Security in Africa

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By Reinhard Jacobsen VIENNA (IDN) – Enhancing regulatory framework for nuclear security in Africa has been on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), nuclear watchdog of the United ...

Created on 25 February 2019