By Sergio Duarte The writer is President of the 1995 Nobel Peace Laureate Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and a former Ambassador of Brazil who served in key posts. He was President of the 2005 Seventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and UN […]
Why ‘Nuclear Weapons – An Absolute Evil’ Is A ‘Must-Read’
By Anne Baring* Anne Baring is a Jungian Analyst, author and co-author of the books listed on her website, including her latest one, The Dream of the Cosmos: a Quest for the Soul. She can be contacted at anne@annebaring.com. Prof. Avery’s ‘Nuclear Weapons: An Absolute Evil’ can be downloaded here. – The Editor. LONDON – […]
‘New START’ Milestone Could Help Halt Nuclear Arms Race
By J C Suresh TORONTO | WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) – The Arms Control Association has called for extending the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) set to expire on February 5, 2021. The plea follows on the heels of an announcement each by the United States and Russia that they have met their […]
Nuclear Posture Review ‘Recipe for a Disaster’, Warns Pugwash
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – The Nobel Peace laureate ‘Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs’ has warned that the latest development of U.S. nuclear weapons policy “will serve only to increase the saliency and attractiveness of nuclear weapons, and will certainly not enhance international security.” Commenting on the United States 2018 Nuclear […]
Trump Awaits a ‘Magical Moment’ to Ban Nuclear Weapons
By Shanta Roy UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released February 2, is a dangerous departure from the past, and appears to reflect a firm U.S. commitment to readily use the world’s deadliest weapons of mass destruction – even if the United States is only a target of “significant non-nuclear strategic […]
Two Minutes to Midnight on Doomsday Clock
By the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN-INPS) – Citing growing nuclear risks and unchecked climate dangers, the iconic Doomsday Clock is now 30 seconds closer to midnight, the closest to the symbolic point of annihilation that the Clock has been since 1953 at the height of the Cold War. The decision announced […]
ICAN Chief Shows Japan the Way From a Blind Alley
By Katsuhiro Asagiri TOKYO (IDN) – “I wish for all states, in particular Japan, to join the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. No more hibakusha,” wrote Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), on a message board at the opening of an exhibition on January 12 at […]
Successful Test Firing of India’s Agni-5 Evokes No Fury
By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – The successful launch of the nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-5 on January 18 has hardly been noticed in Asia. The western media however have given it coverage focusing on India’s ability now to strike major Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai. This partly adulatory coverage is in sharp […]
Kazakh President Offers Astana as Venue for Disarmament Negotiations with North Korea
By Santo D. Banerjee UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – In the run up to the fiftieth anniversary of the UN inviting nuclear haves and have-nots to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on July 1, 1968, Kazakhstan has proposed a set of six measures aimed at the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and offered a platform […]
Iran Nuclear Deal Is Menaced by Trump’s Cynical Gambit
By Kelsey Davenport The writer is director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, where it first appeared on 17 January. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN-INPS) – President Donald Trump’s Jan. 12 decision to waive sanctions on Iran keeps the United States in compliance – for the time being – with its obligations under the multilateral […]