Read Rebecca Johnson's 2019 analysis of the Nuclear Ban Treaty's origins, provisions and purpose, just been published in the new book from the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Nuclear Disarmament: A Critical Assessment. Dr Johnson's chapter, titled 'The Nuclear Ban Treaty...
Dr Johnson's January 2019 presentation to Shrivenham Defence Academy, UK, on the importance for our collective security of not undermining existing nuclear agreements, such as the 1987 INF Treaty, the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the 1968 NPT;...
by Dr Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy To implement the Singapore and Panmunjom commitments, what is needed is a collective plan to denuclearize security relations across North-East Asia. Two vain men met in Singapore, posed for the cameras and signed a...
What should the nuclear ban treaty include – and what difference does it make, if nuclear-armed governments refuse to join the talks? by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Although most nuclear-armed governments have made a point of publicly endorsing the goal...
Ignoring protests from the US, UK and some NATO countries, two-thirds of UN member states appear determined to conclude a nuclear ban treaty this year. by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Ground-breaking talks at the United Nations – negotiating a treaty to ban...
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by Peter Burt, Nuclear Information Service: http://nuclearinfo.org
via the BBC Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has refused to divulge "operational details" of what happened during a Trident test last June. It is reported that a missile went off course, but the government has not confirmed or denied this. Theresa May was told...