“Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War”: Joint Editorial Calls for Nuclear Abolition
Dr. Ira Helfand, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and International Steering Group, International Campaign to AbolishContinue Reading
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Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Calls to Action as the Doomsday Clock Moves toward Midnight
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The war in Ukraine has continued to play a role in disarmamentContinue Reading
Implementation and Innovation: Humanitarian Disarmament in 2023
Bonnie Docherty, Human Rights Watch & Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic This post also appeared as part of theContinue Reading
A Middle East Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone: An Urgent Task for UN First Committee
Britt Gronemeyer, Middle East Treaty Organization The risks imposed by nuclear weapons in the Middle East are growing increasingly alarmingContinue Reading
The Monstrous Game of Nuclear Annihilation
Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom This editorial originally ran in Reaching Critical Will’s NPT News in Review. For moreContinue Reading
A Window into the Legacies of Nuclear Weapons Use and Testing
Ruth Rohde and Alicia Sanders-Zakre, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons If asked when nuclear weapons have been used, mostContinue Reading
Addressing Nuclear Weapons Contamination: New Principles for Environmental Remediation
Bonnie Docherty, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic This post appeared on the blog of the Harvard Law School InternationalContinue Reading
Nuclear Ban Week Vienna Preview
Susi Snyder, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) In February 2022, Vladimir Putin threatened to use nuclear weapons. TheContinue Reading
Survivors and Disarmament Groups Shed Light on Nuclear Risk in Ukraine
Ariella Katz, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative “I want to send a message that such a beautiful country mustContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: A Milestone for the Nuclear Ban Movement
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative This month’s update is headlined by the 50th ratification and imminent entryContinue Reading