by N.D.Jayaprakash One of the biggest failures of the United Nations (UN) since its founding was its inability to halt…
Category: nuclear ban treaty negotiations
Toward a Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons
By Daryl G. Kimball Nearly five decades ago, the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) established the requirement that states-parties pursue…
Draft ban treaty released. Negotiations continue June 15 – July 7, 2017
The United Nations will host the second session of negotiations on a legally binding agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons in…
UN talks to ban nuclear weapons: what can they achieve?
REBECCA JOHNSON, 19 April 2017 What should the nuclear ban treaty include – and what difference does it make, if…
Ending nuclear lawlessness
Zia Mian & M.V. Ramana The attempt at the UN to ban atomic weapons is based on the premise that…