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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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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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SPRING RETURN TO VIENNA FOR SCOTS!
Read more: SPRING RETURN TO VIENNA FOR SCOTS!Campaigners will remember that when we celebrated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entering into force in January 2021, 90 days after the fiftieth country had signed and ratified, we looked forward to the first meeting to progress the TPNW, within a year. The Pandemic had already delayed the review of an…
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As campaigners call out the UK for its contempt for international law the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons goes from strength to strength.
Read more: As campaigners call out the UK for its contempt for international law the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons goes from strength to strength.Following the Westminster government’s announcement that it is increasing the cap on the number of nuclear warheads, CND is reporting the UK to the United Nations for breaking international law.. as confirmed by a specially commissioned legal opinion. We Scots must get behind this move by signing CND’s petition. The additional bombs will be heading…
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Warm Welcome for ICAN NATO Report from Scottish CND
Read more: Warm Welcome for ICAN NATO Report from Scottish CNDThe Nobel Peace Prize winning International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has published its report: “Why NATO members should join the UN nuclear weapon ban”. “Scottish CND warmly welcomes this new, thorough and comprehensive report which makes a wholly compelling case for NATO member states to engage with the Treaty on the…
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Faslane Nuke Base Blockaded
Read more: Faslane Nuke Base BlockadedThis morning, 30th April, three women members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland have blockaded the main entrance to Faslane naval base, home to the UK’s nuclear weapon submarines, with three garden planters carrying the legend SAFE GREEN FUTURE. XR Scotland said: Nuclear weapons are an existential threat to the entire world. Stockpiling weapons with the ability…
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THE HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE AND THE TPNW
Read more: THE HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE AND THE TPNWAlexander Kmentt is one of the architects of the initiative on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In this article he gives the rationale for the Humanitarian Initiative and counters criticism of the Treaty. He points out what a step-change the TPNW is, marking the point…
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ICAN in the UK Letter to PM as Nuclear Ban Treaty enters into Force
Read more: ICAN in the UK Letter to PM as Nuclear Ban Treaty enters into ForceTo: Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, UK Prime Minister 10 Downing St London SW1A 2AA Cc: Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Cc: Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence 22 January 2021 Entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of…
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Marking the Progress of The Nuclear Ban Treaty
Read more: Marking the Progress of The Nuclear Ban TreatyAs far as the Nuke Ban Treaty is concerned the 22nd January is a day for a double celebration. On that day the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force as international law, binding those states that have ratified to abide by its articles. It’s a day to bang the drum,…
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