A new film raises questions about the shattering consequences of Britain’s race to become a global nuclear power https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/britains-nuclear-bomb-scandal-our-story
https://www.icanw.org/commentary_nuclearweapons_israel_gaza
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) partners from Scotland are absolutely delighted to see that Nihon Hidankyo, the group made up of survivors of the 1945 attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has deservedly won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its powerful work towards the abolition of nuclear weapons. https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24651351.happened-met-nobel-prize-winners-nihon-hidankyo/
Now Online – The Excellent Science Expo on Nuclear Weapons, Risks and Humanitarian Impacts “Experts agreed there is no adequate response capacity to provide immediate and meaningful medical treatment to address the survivors’ needs in case of detonation of nuclear weapons.”
Article by David Mackenzie in The National, September 2023
From MEDACT Scotland and Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland, Dr Michael Orgel has written this commentary published in “Medicine, Conflict, and Survival” Journal.
Ray Acheson with Reaching Critical Will and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom released four daily rundowns of the events happening at the Nuclear Ban Week running from the 18th-23rd of June 2022, in Vienna. You can read and download these dailies here:
In the last few days before the United Nations states that are members of the Treaty On The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons meet for the first time in Vienna, and the Scottish Greens have made very clear their support for the Treaty and Scotland’s early accession. This follows the announcement that the Convenor of the…
On 14th June, the 5th day of the FABB camp, Ginnie Herbert entered the naval base at Coulport. She was accompanied by 3 other peace and environmental activists in their single canoes with banners flying. 2 independent press photographers witnessed and recorded the incident. Photos and film were taken of her beaching her canoe inside the base.…
https://una.org.uk/news/new-report-addressing-british-nuclear-tests-kiribati Check out this new report from UNA-UK regarding the British nuclear tests in Kiribati “The briefing shares lived experience and expert contributions from Kiribati islanders. We hope it will be useful for UK officials, parliamentarians and civil society organisations, and complement work by others on communities affected by UK tests, including work relating to…