ICAN Australia discusses the advantageous results of the recent parliamentary election, accessed here: https://icanw.org.au/new-prime-minister-backs-the-ban/ “The election of the Albanese Labor Government heralds a new era in Australia’s approach to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. While the previous government shunned the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the Australian Labor Read more…
Isobel Lindsay penned a letter to The Herald, accessed here: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/20145794.letters-tridents-fate-must-sealed-scotland-tries-join-nato/ “What is crucial for an independent Scotland is that the TPNW is ratified before any application for Nato membership (“Nato and EU would be cornerstones of security says Sturgeon”, The Herald, May 17). If the Trident issue is not clearly settled, Read more…
Written by Janet Fenton: https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2022/05/21/on-nato-and-stewart-macdonald/ “While threatening to use nuclear weapons is certainly a terrifying thing to do and has no part in peacebuilding or conflict resolution, NATO also relies on threats of violence as its starting point and main tool. Is this not just a thinner end of the same Read more…
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Philipp Austin of NFPB explains the importance of the upcoming MSP and the necessity for civil society participation: “for those who wish to see the UK take the TPNW more seriously, this is an opportunity to encourage all parliamentarians in Westminster and in the devolved parliaments to become more familiar Read more…
Rebecca Johnson of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy authored this article that discusses the need to move away from the idea that nuclear deterrence is effective: “deterrence theories fail to factor in how narcissistic leaders armed with nuclear weapons may choose to blot out future possibilities that their egos refuse Read more…
A 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 Read more…
The 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 Read more…
To 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 Read more…