Tag Nuclear Weapons

15 Nov

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Seeks Justice in the Hague

March this year saw two significant events in the history of nuclear energy and disarmament. One, the 2016 Nuclear Industry Summit (NIS 2016), was an industry conference on nuclear security, […]

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14 Nov

Stories of Survival, Struggle, and our Imperative to Ban Nuclear Weapons

“I want to keep the dream alive for a clean, safe future with no nuclear threat hanging over our heads” Sue Coleman Haseldine This quote from Sue Coleman Haseldine, anti-nuclear […]

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13 Nov

Nuclear Ban Moves One Step Closer

United Nations disarmament talks ended in Geneva on August 19, with 107 nations backing a report recommending that a conference be held next year to negotiate “a legally binding instrument […]

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13 Nov

ICAN Pacific Roundtable

On Monday November 21 I attended the ICAN roundtable focusing on the banning of nuclear weapons by Pacific Islands nations. In addition to those of us physically present a number […]

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13 Nov

ICAN News

On August 11, I attended a Disarmament Dinner organised by ICAN, to celebrate the historic UN adoption of the treaty to abolish nuclear weapons. ICAN began in Australia, and speakers […]

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31 Oct

CAN the Nuclear Ban Treaty Negotiations and Australia’s Position

Some weeks ago the International Committee to Abolish Nuclear Weapons met in Melbourne for a roundtable at a crucial time. ICAN and its affiliated organisations movement have  striking similarities to […]

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