This appeal was published in the Guardian December 10th 2018. INES and KriWi signed it.
Category Archives: Peace & Disarmament
Jürgen Scheffran: ICAN Ban Nuclear Weapons
In October of 2017 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), “for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”. Jürgen Scheffran, Professor of Geography at the University of Hamburg and former Senior Research Scientist at ACDIS (2004–2009), contributed the following commentary.
http://acdis.illinois.edu/ican-ban-nuclear-weapons/
INES congratulates ICAN on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize
INES (International Network of Engineers and Scientists) congratulates ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) on winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for its successful work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons. This treaty adopted by over 120 countries in the UN was a huge success of ICAN, its partners, one of which is INES, and other members of the peace movement.
And the campaign goes on, we have to continue pressuring our governments to sign the treaty.
see also:
Report on the second week at the UN negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons
Missiles, Missile Defenses and Space Weapons as Obstacles to Nuclear Disarmament
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) NGO Statement to the NPT Prepatory Committee Meeting 2017 in Vienna Missiles, Missile Defenses and Space Weapons as Obstacles to Nuclear Disarmament The opportunities for nuclear disarmament after the end of the Cold War were missed. Although the number of nuclear weapons of the United States and Russia have been reduced, there are still more than 15,000 nuclear weapons that threaten life on Earth. The number of nuclear weapon states … Continue reading →
A Better Mousetrap?
David Krieger | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – TRANSCEND Media Service 23 Mar 2017 – Albert Einstein noted, “Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” We humans have created the equivalent of a mousetrap for ourselves. And we’ve constructed tens of thousands of them over the seven decades of the Nuclear Age. In the mid-1980s, the world reached a high of 70,000 nuclear weapons, with more than 95 percent of them in the … Continue reading →
Historical : The courage to ban the bomb!
A report from Arielle Denis, Amela Skiljan und Reiner Braun actually in New York: Historical : The courage to ban the bomb! Today, as a result of a resolution supported by the overwhelming majority of States and after years and years of civil society advocacy, the negotiations over “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons and lead to their total elimination” started in the UN headquarters in New York. This historical achievement will create a clear stigma on the … Continue reading →
Now is the Time: Ban and Abolish Nuclear Weapons!
Declaration of Scientists for Peace Germany (NatWiss) of March 27 2017 on the UN-Negotiations for a Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Today, on March 27, in New York, negotiations start on a treaty “to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination”. The large majority of United Nations supports the negotiations, except the nuclear weapons states and their allies. The arguments for a Ban Treaty and total nuclear abolition are overwhelming and urgent like never before: [1] Nuclear weapons are the … Continue reading →
IALANA discussion papers for the
session of the negotiations on a prohibition treaty
IALANA have submitted the short version to the UN as an official NGO paper to be included on the website for the conference – https://www.un.org/disarmament/ptnw/index.html. SELECTED ELEMENTS OF A TREATY PROHIBITING NUCLEAR WEAPONS In this paper, the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) discusses selected proposed elements of a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons, leading to their total elimination, to be negotiated this year. IALANA draws in particular on our experience, with colleagues from other organizations in the drafting … Continue reading →
Nuclear Zero Lawsuits: Day Seven at the ICJ: Making a Big Fuss
more at www.nuclearzero.org/in-the-courts The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today concluded the preliminary phase of oral arguments in nuclear disarmament cases brought by the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) against India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The hearings, which took place at the ICJ from 7-16 March, were the first contentious cases on nuclear disarmament ever heard at the Court. This set of hearings addressed the respondent nations’ objections to the cases relating to questions of jurisdiction and admissibility. … Continue reading →
Nuclear War: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and A Workable Moral Strategy for Achieving and Preserving World Peace.
After 53 years teaching about nuclear war and peace, in 2014 I put the important things together in this book, Nuclear War: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and A Workable Moral Strategy for Achieving and Preserving World Peace. Amazon dot com carries it (price a bit high, but worth it) and I like a book in my hands, BUT the book as PDF is downloadable AT NO COST from the link below. Chapter 5 contains a workable moral strategy for achieving and preserving … Continue reading →