ICAN in Scotland1 Press Release: 13th February 2020 – for immediate use A group of Scottish anti-nuclear campaigners are today travelling to Paris to take part in a major international disarmament forum called by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). 14 Scots are expected to attend the forum Read more…
Dear Sir, “We only have it to prevent anybody ever using nuclear weapons on us. It will never actually be used. It’s just a deterrent”. This, the universal mantra of the apologist for Trident, is rehashed ad nauseam – in spite of the fact that the crews practice diligently to actually Read more…
Emma Cockburn, Gail Lythgoe, Janet Fenton, David French, David Mackenzie, Flavia Tudoreanu, Lynn Jamieson (online) and Felix Mensah (online), Lesley Taylor. Apologies: Ann Ballinger; Tony Fitzpatrick Composition of the working group. There are other areas uncovered by representations. Gil Saunderson could be contacted re Fife. We will include Mike Arnott Read more…
This year, our Scottish Parliamentarians have a unique opportunity to join diplomats and governments to advocate for nuclear disarmament, not just from Scotland but for the world. Can you help make that happen? Here’s the background and why it’s important. This year, the Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Read more…
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted at the UN in July 2017 by overwhelming vote. As of December 2019 time 80 countries have signed the Treaty and 34 of that number have ratified it. It will enter into force once 50 states have ratified. The Read more…
SCND’s Iona Soper, Emma Cockburn, Janet Fenton and Brian Quail, and are undertaking a fast in commemoration of the atomic attacks by the US Government on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August 1945. They act as part of an international initiative. Their statements will be Read more…
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which informs the public about risks from nuclear weapons, climate change and disruptive technologies, today maintained its “Doomsday Clock” at 2 Minutes to Midnight. In their view, as regards nuclear weapons, the abatement of the Korean crisis is balanced by dangerous posturing and the Read more…
The first Scottish Round Table discussion of 2019 was hosted by one of the partners, Scottish CND. The round table is not a coalition like Scrap Trident or the Scottish Peace Network. It is an opportunity for ICAN Partner Organisations here to communicate what they are doing with each other, Read more…
The largest pension fund in the Netherlands, APB, has decided to cease investing its funds in tobacco and in nuclear weapons. APB is carrying the pensions of police officers, public servants, teachers and politicians. The landmark decision comes just 6 months after the adoption by the UN of the Treaty Read more…