We’re excited to launch a new regular feature on the blog: the Monthly Peace & Disarmament Calendar!
Each month, we’ll highlight key anniversaries, moments from the past that continue to shape the world we live in today. These dates offer a space to reflect on history, learn from it, and renew our shared commitment to peace and nuclear abolition.
🕊 Here’s what we’re remembering this May:
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May 3, 1983 – U.S. Catholic bishops call for the abolition of nuclear weapons
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May 6, 2002 – U.S. withdraws signature from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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May 8, 1945 – Victory in Europe Day: WWII ends in Europe
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May 11, 1969 – Fire at Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant ignites plutonium
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May 18, 1968 – U.S. satellite accident leaves radioactive debris off the California coast
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May 26, 1972 – U.S. and USSR sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
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