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It’s still 2 minutes to midnight

25 Jan 2019

Citing lack of progress on nuclear risks and climate change dangers as “the new abnormal,” the Doomsday Clock remains at 2 minutes to midnight, as close to the symbolic point of annihilation that the iconic Clock has been since 1953 at the height of the Cold War. The...

US withdrawal from the INF Treaty threatens to plunge Europe back into the darkest days of the Cold War

20 Jan 2019

On the 2nd of February 2019, the USA is expected to formally start the process of withdrawing from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. This Cold War Treaty effectively removed over two and a half thousand missiles which were to be used in a limited...

Save the date: 5 May 2019 – Abolition 2000 AGM

18 Jan 2019

Dear friends and colleagues This message is to inform you that our next AGM will take place in New York on the May 5 2019, within the framework of meetings and side events happening during the 2019 NPT Preparatory Conference. More details to follow, but if you plan to...

Webinar to Preserve the INF Treaty, 17 January 2019

13 Jan 2019

The Abolition 2000 Coordinating Committee invites you to join an international webinar Thursday, 17 January, 2019: 10 - 11:30 am California; 1 - 2:30 pm New York; 6 - 7:30 pm UK; 7 - 8:30 pm Central Europe. Presenters from the U.S., Russia, Germany and the UK will...

Korea peace process – urgent need to keep the ball rolling

21 Nov 2018

[South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting of April 27, 2018. Photo: Korea Summit Press | Reuters]. In their historical meeting in June 2018, USA President Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un...

Actions and events around the world for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days

7 Aug 2018

The nuclear abolition movement is alive and active. This we can see from hundreds of actions and events taking place around the world this week to commemorate Hiroshima Day (August 6), Nagasaki Day (August 9) and International Youth Day (August 14). Events include...

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The Cold War ended more than two decades ago, but there are still 16,000 nuclear weapons on the planet. Most of them belong to the United States and Russia. The United Kingdom, China, France, India, Pakistan, Israel, and now, North Korea, collectively have fewer than 1000. Abolition 2000 is a global network committed to ridding the world of nuclear weapons, and the terrible danger they pose for life on our fragile planet.

Abolition 2000 shared PNND: Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament's post.Thursday, February 14th, 2019 at 4:04pm

PNND Co-President Ed Markey co-sponsors legislation in US Senate to prevent Saudi Arabia aquiring nuclear weapons through nuclear energy programs

PNND: Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament

PNND Co-President Ed Markey co-sponsors legislation in US Senate to prevent Saudi Arabia aquiring nuclear weapons through nuclear energy programs

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Christine Muttonen is a former Austrian parliamentarian who served as the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly from 2016-2017. Jacqueline Cabasso is the Executive Director of Western States Legal Foundation and the North America Coordinator for Mayors for Peace. Alyn Ware is Global Coordinat...

As Treaties Collapse, Can We Still Prevent a Nuclear Arms Race? | Inter Press Service

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Alongside warnings withdrawal from INF would be "stupid and reckless," one signatory to open letter said conflict "should be resolved through the treaty, not by abandoning it."

'Extremely Concerned' World Leaders and Experts Implore Trump and Putin to Preserve Nuclear Treaty

Alongside warnings withdrawal from INF would be "stupid and reckless," one signatory to open letter said conflict "should be resolved through the treaty, not by abandoning it."

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French organizations commemorate UN Resolution 1 (1) rejecting nuclear weapons January 25, 2019 [Photo: French nuclear test in Algeria] Seven major peace organisations in France released a joint statement yesterday commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the first resolution of the United Nations Gene...

French organizations commemorate UN Resolution 1 (1) rejecting nuclear weapons – UNFOLD ZERO

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Abolition 2000Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at 8:27am

"It is 2 minutes to midnight, but there is no reason the Doomsday Clock cannot move away from catastrophe. It has done so in the past, because wise leaders acted—under pressure from informed and engaged citizens around the world."

It’s still 2 minutes to midnight | Abolition 2000

It’s still 2 minutes to midnight Jan 25, 2019 | Movement News Citing lack of progress on nuclear risks and climate change dangers as “the new abnormal,” the Doomsday Clock remains at 2 minutes to midnight, as close to the symbolic point of annihilation that the iconic Clock has been since 1953...

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