Nagasaki seeks world ban on nukes
64 years after A-bomb, mayor says alternative is annihilation Nagasaki Kyodo News Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue, echoing a call by U.S. President Barack Obama, urged people around the globe on…
African Nuke-Free Zone Treaty Enters Into Force
The African Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone Treaty entered into force after the pact was ratified last month by Burundi, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported yesterday (see GSN, March 27). The 13-year-old document bans…
POLITICS: Obama to Bolster Nuclear Disarmament at U.N.
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) - When U.S. President Barack Obama presides over a meeting of world leaders in the Security Council on Sep. 24, he will…
Declaration of the International Meeting 2009 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs: Call for Global Solidarity
Declaration of the International Meeting 2009 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs Call for Global Solidarity and Actions for a World Without Nuclear Weapons With the passing of 64…
Disarmament work amidst a global economic crisis
Andrew Lichterman,* address outside the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Hiroshima Day, August 6, 2009. Like many of you, I have been coming out here for many years– decades now. But…