Nuclear Weapons

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The Ongoing Consequences of the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program on the Marshall Islands

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

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

Nuclear Arms Control: The Most Relevant Treaties

Overview

There is a significant number of bilateral and multilateral treaties in the field of arms control, disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. A short description of the most relevant treaties can be found here.

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Nuclear Sharing in Germany

Website

Intense political discussions have repeatedly taken place around Nuclear Sharing. The website "Nuclear Sharing" is a one-stop resource for technical, historical, legal, and political information. A common project between the IFSH and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Emerging & disruptive technologies and nuclear weapons decision making

Report

Nuclear weapons remain at the core of modern security strategies, and all great powers of the 21st century rely on nuclear deterrence to some extent. A workshop organized by the European Leadership Network (ELN) focused on the impact of new and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Quantum Computing on nuclear decision-making. The major findings of the workshop are summarized in this report.

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Radioactivity Under the Sand

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.

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Nuclear Weapons

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Uranium, cobalt, copper: The painful legacy of the Shinkolobwe mines in the DRC