Nuclear Weapons

Dossiers

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Nuclear Weapons and Their Humanitarian and Ecological Consequences

Published: 9 October 2023

In this dossier, activists from communities affected by nuclear weapons production, use and testing tell their stories. They are highlighting that the destructive effects of nuclear weapons do not belong to the past, but to the present.

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Nuclear Arms Control

Published: 26 September 2019

Dossier

Three decades after the end of the Cold War nuclear dangers are on the rise again for a variety of reasons. But there is also hope: a growing number of states is calling for a total prohibition of nuclear weapons.

Articles

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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

Nuclear Arms Control: The Most Relevant Treaties

Published: 18 August 2023

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

Published: 21 July 2023

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.

Women's March against nuclear bombs on June 17th 2017 in New York. The women's march ended at the UN, where current negotiations are being held with countries around the world on nuclear disarmament

A feminist critique of the atomic bomb

Published: 12 October 2018

Background

A feminist analysis can help us understand how nuclear weapons are a patriarchal tool, and how it benefits the patriarchy to advocate for their continued existence in the arsenals of a few and selected governments.

By Ray Acheson

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Emerging & disruptive technologies and nuclear weapons decision making

Published: 18 February 2022

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.

By Dr Katarzyna Kubiak and Sylvia Mishra

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.

By Jean-Marie Collin and Patrice Bouveret

The World Nuclear Waste Report

Published: 11 November 2019

Report

The final disposal of nuclear waste poses major challenges to governments worldwide. No country has a final disposal site for nuclear waste in operation yet. The World Nuclear Waste Report focuses on Europe and presents the latest facts and figures on nuclear waste and its challenges.

By Manon Besnard, Marcos Buser, Ian Fairlie, Allison M. Macfarelane, Gordon Mackerron, Yves Marignac, Eszter Matyas, Edvard Sequens, Johan Swahn and Ben Wealer

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Nuclear Weapons

Dossiers

Nuclear Weapons and Their Humanitarian and Ecological Consequences

Nuclear Arms Control

Articles

Nuclear Weapons Create and Exacerbate Human Insecurity

Nuclear Disarmament: Is Global Zero still possible?

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

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

Security for Whom? The humanitarian and ecological consequences of nuclear weapons

Nuclear Arms Control: The Most Relevant Treaties

Nuclear Sharing in Germany

A feminist critique of the atomic bomb

Publications

Emerging & disruptive technologies and nuclear weapons decision making

Radioactivity Under the Sand

The World Nuclear Waste Report

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