Tag Archives: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Learning material about the nuclear disaster and TPNW

Posted on 2022/02/21 by nfield

Supplementary material (English PDF) ビキニ教材資料 (Japanese PDF)

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U.S. mayors urge Washington to give nod to U.N. nuke ban treaty via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2021/10/18 by nfield

A hugely influential group of mayors in the United States unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Washington to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) as a step toward finally ridding the world of nuclear weapons. The call … Continue reading →

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Support for Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Rising. Nuclear Nations Are on the Defensive. via Truthout

Posted on 2021/09/25 by nfield

By Jon Letman Nuclear tensions and nuclear spending are on the rise, but the elevated danger of nuclear weapons is overshadowed as other urgent global threats from the COVID pandemic, climate and environmental emergencies, and other urgent crises dominate news headlines. The … Continue reading →

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Unacceptable suffering via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/02/01 by nfield

By Kate Hudson New treaties are not often greeted with the recognition and enthusiasm that they merit. They can seem dry and legalistic, overladen with clauses and dusty formulations. But the reality is that treaties are often the bringing into … Continue reading →

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Why the United States should support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/01/25 by nfield

By William J. Perry | January 22, 2021 […] For 75 years, we have allowed the idea of mass destruction to be normalized as a necessary component of our international security strategy. If we are ever going to reach the top of … Continue reading →

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European Union should join ban treaty　via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2021/01/08 by nfield

Europe would face the greatest level of destruction in the event of a nuclear conflict By Erkki Tuomioja In July 2017, an overwhelming majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a landmark global agreement to ban nuclear weapons, known as … Continue reading →

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Historic Milestone: UN Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons Reaches 50 Ratifications Needed For Entry Into Force　via World Beyond War

Posted on 2020/10/26 by nfield

From ICAN, October 24, 2020 On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force, after Honduras ratified just one day after Jamaica and Nauru submitted their ratifications. In … Continue reading →

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Tuvalu ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons via RNZ

Posted on 2020/10/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tuvalu has ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, bringing it closer to being in force. Tuvalu was the 47th nation to make the move, meaning only three more ratifications are needed to empower the treaty. The treaty … Continue reading →

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Letter calls on Japan, 21 other nations to ratify nuke ban treaty via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2020/09/22 by nfield

In an open letter, 56 former world leaders and top officials representing 22 U.S. allies urged their states Sept. 21 to sign a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. They represent 20 NATO countries as well as Japan and South Korea. … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima at 75: A Painful Legacy Tempered by Hope and a Treaty via The Diplomat

Posted on 2020/08/04 by nfield

[…] That morning, August 6, 1945, the United States detonated an atomic bomb for only the second time. Three weeks earlier the Trinity test, conducted in New Mexico, marked the first successful detonation of a nuclear device. The second detonation was … Continue reading →

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