We can safely abolish all nuclear weapons Been hearing about the Oppenheimer movie? Oscar buzz! Barbenheimer! Cillian Murphy’s alarmingly blue eyeballs! In all the hoo-hah, two crucial things are missing. 1. We have to fully grasp the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons: The movie offers only the tiniest hint about what happened to hundreds…
PHOTO: Canva Why Talk About Nuclear Disarmament Now? As we watch the horrors in Ukraine unfold, many of us have nuclear war on our minds, and rightly so. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? What if Putin, backed into a corner, unleashes the most dangerous weapon ever invented, and the US…
NuclearBan.US calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and for negotiations leading to a peaceful solution to the present crisis, taking into consideration the wider security needs of all the parties involved, including Russia. The illegal and potentially disastrous invasion of Ukraine by Russia closely follows the pattern of recent illegal and disastrous invasions of…
September 21, 2020: More than fifty former world leaders have signed a letter released today, in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or Nuclear Ban Treaty. The former leaders and ministers, from 22 NATO members as well as from Japan and South Korea, state that their countries, by claiming protection from…
Why isn’t anyone challenging the withdrawal? US Presidents cannot just go around creating their own ‘emergencies’ to get what they want. President Trump’s attempt to use emergency funding to build his wall will certainly be challenged in the US courts. But what about his withdrawal two weeks ago from one of the most important treaties…
This coming Sunday, February 25th, at 8pm South Korean time, athletes and fans from across the globe will gather at the Pyeongchang Stadium for the final closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The theme for this closing ceremony is ‘the human spirit of perseverance’. Songs will be sung and tears will be shed as…