Report: Webinar, March 29 2021 The first webinar on the “Roadmap to end nuclear sharing” on March 29, 2021, was a real success, with 87 people from all over Europe, and some from other continents, taking part. Our aim was to develop interactive connections and a common strategy for European peace and disarmament activists to … Continue reading “Roadmap to end nuclear sharing”
TPNW deflates nuclear sharing
“Umbrella” vs. “Sharing” NATO was founded in 1949 with the claim that a US ‘nuclear umbrella’ would protect non-nuclear member states. In 2018, the British government affirmed that its nuclear Trident SSBN missiles are part of “the defense of our NATO allies”1. The French government, meanwhile, never made such explicit claims about using its nuclear … Continue reading TPNW deflates nuclear sharing
Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
Viewpoint by Moritz Kütt, Jan Hoekema and Tom Sauer * The English version of this article was first published in The Toda Peace Institute's Global Outlook on February 28, 2021.** Home | Toda Peace Institute TOKYO (IDN) — On January 22, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force. The new agreement … Continue reading Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
Article by Article – Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The events of July 7, 2017 at the United Nations in New York deserve our attention. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) constitutes a real paradigm shift, and the end of a period of stagnation in nuclear disarmament of more than 20 years. After biological (1972) and chemical weapons (1993), the remaining … Continue reading Article by Article – Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Open Letter to President Putin
Dear President Putin, We are writing on behalf of a number of civil society organisations in Europe concerning the dangers presented by the presence of nuclear weapons and we are also writing a similar letter to President-elect Biden of the United States of America (copy attached). Like the vast majority of the global population, we … Continue reading Open Letter to President Putin
Open Letter to President-Elect Biden
Dear President-Elect Biden, May we offer you our congratulations on your victory in the U.S. Presidential election. We are writing on behalf of a number of civil society organisations in Europe concerning the dangers presented by the presence of nuclear weapons and we are also writing a similar letter to President Putin of Russia (copy … Continue reading Open Letter to President-Elect Biden