Janet Fenton
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A long weekend in Vienna for nuclear disarmament 17 -23 June 2022
Read more: A long weekend in Vienna for nuclear disarmament 17 -23 June 2022“Vienna will be a moment where the world responds and creates the global nuclear disarmament plan. Nuclear weapons impact everyone and that’s why this meeting will be a place for all voices to be heard.” (ICAN’s Executive Director Beatrice Fihn) The First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…
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Nuclear Weapons – The Deadly Chocolate Teapot
Read more: Nuclear Weapons – The Deadly Chocolate TeapotInside the campaign against nuclear weapons the chance to say “I told you so” amidst the ultimate rubble is anticipated with no relish at all. Nor is there much satisfaction these days in saying, in regard to the Ukraine crisis, “We did tell you that the nuclear nightmare had not gone away, that the risk…
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“Nuclear Weapons are Banned! What does this mean for Britain?” Report by Dr Rebecca Johnson, published
Read more: “Nuclear Weapons are Banned! What does this mean for Britain?” Report by Dr Rebecca Johnson, publishedA seminal report written by Dr Rebecca Johnson and published by the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and the Center for Nuclear Disarmament has been published. This report analyses the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and theimplications for UK and global security. It has been updated to reflect recent developments affecting nuclear…
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Statements from Scottish nuclear ban organisations regarding the ongoing crisis in Ukraine
Read more: Statements from Scottish nuclear ban organisations regarding the ongoing crisis in UkraineThe Statement from Scottish CND is as follows: “Scottish CND unequivocally condemns Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and the threat to use nuclear weapons. The international community must stand united in ensuring that we protect and support civilians, and Scotland must strongly reject the violations of international law by Russia and the disregard for Ukraine’s…
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1st Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW has been postponed
Read more: 1st Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW has been postponedIn light of the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the First Meeting of the States Parties to the TPNW have made the decision to postpone the Meeting until such a point arises that full participation can be facilitated. Read the statement from Bea Finn, Executive Director of ICAN, below: “After a series…
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Reflecting on the Entry into Force of the TPNW, one year later
Read more: Reflecting on the Entry into Force of the TPNW, one year laterThe 22nd of January 2022 marks one year since the entry into force for the TPNW. Alongside the events planned to commemorate the occasion, this anniversary presents an opportunity to look back on the different ways in which Scottish partner organisations celebrated the entry into force last year. CNDWhilst numerous in-person plans to mark the…
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Banniversary Events
Read more: Banniversary EventsTo celebrate the first anniversary of the Entry Into Force for the TPNW, the following events are being hosted/organised by Scottish CND from January 20th – 24th 2022. Thursday 20th January Following PMQs at 11.00amDebate in Scottish Parliament on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsMotion submitted by: Bill Kidd, Glasgow Anniesland Scottish National PartyThe debate on…
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They Talk the Talk – Do They Walk the Walk?
Read more: They Talk the Talk – Do They Walk the Walk?The big five nuclear-armed states that are signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) – the so-called P5 (China, the US, Russia, France and the UK) have issued a joint statement on preventing nuclear war and a nuclear arms race. This was presumably prepared as a positioning statement for the now postponed NPT Review Conference.…
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Scotland’s Anti-Nuclear Allies in Europe
Read more: Scotland’s Anti-Nuclear Allies in EuropeIt was announced on November 24th that Germany will be participating as an observer in the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. As one of five countries used by the US to site their nuclear arsenal, the fact that Germany is resisting US dominance and calling out…
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The Other Existential Crisis
Read more: The Other Existential CrisisIt is absolutely right that the eyes of the world have been on Glasgow and on the failure of COP26. Climate catastrophe is certain unless we take the radical repair measures immediately. However, this essential focus does mean that little attention is being paid to another looming crisis with equally catastrophic potential – the danger…
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