Nuclear Disarmament: Is Global Zero still possible? Published: 6 November 2023 Podcast Is there still hope to reach "Global Zero" - a world without nuclear weapons? This German podcast episode explores the status quo and the possibilities for global nuclear disarmament.
Uranium, cobalt, copper: The painful legacy of the Shinkolobwe mines in the DRC Published: 9 October 2023 Analysis Remy Zahiga, a young Congolese climate and social justice activist, explores the history of the uranium used for the production of nuclear weapons that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. He also analyses the ramifications for people living nearby Shinkolobwe mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By Remy Zahiga
The Ongoing Consequences of the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program on the Marshall Islands Published: 9 October 2023 Background Benetick Kabua Maddison explains the history of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Connecting it with the colonial legacy, climate change and the Marshallese pathway of seeking compensation from the US Government. By Benetick Kabua Maddison
Security for Whom? The humanitarian and ecological consequences of nuclear weapons Published: 9 October 2023 Introduction Nuclear weapons have catastrophic long-term impacts on human life and our environment. Therefore, we have to listen to those most affected by the production, testing, and use of nuclear weapons. By Aigerim Seitenova
ICAN at the UNGA Published: 16 November 2016 On Thursday the 27th of October, United Nations adopted a landmark resolution to launch negotiations in 2017 on a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons. By Daniel Högsta
Germany: In defense of nuclear weapons? Published: 24 August 2016 Negotiations on a treaty declaring nuclear weapons illegal are planned for 2017. So far, Germany and others have tried to block this process, even while officially supporting a nuclear-weapon-free world. These contradictions will soon end, however: states will have to pick sides. By Leo Hoffmann-Axthelm
The European Union and Nuclear Disarmament – a Sensitive Question Published: 25 May 2016 Currently the debate on nuclear weapons in the European Union is not making any progress, this could be due to the failure of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2015. Nevertheless, a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Europe should still be envisaged. By Julia Berghofer
Radioactivity Under the Sand Published: 8 July 2020 E-Paper More than half a century ago, France tested its first atomic bombs in the Algerian desert. This E-Paper examines the environmental and political legacy of these tests: a story of post-colonial injustice and radiological irresponsibility. Download Please select a file format. English (PDF) Francaise (PDF) English (e-pub) English (mobi) Francaise (mobi) Francaise (e-pub)