by Frank Boulton | Oct 30, 2017 | Educational, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
In his latest of a series of ‘Open Democracy’ articles on the Korean crisis, Paul Rogers (12 October) predicted that there could well be a nuclear war between the US and North Korea by November 2019. President Trump, by stating that North Korea will not be allowed to... by Frank Boulton | Jun 2, 2017 | Campaign Updates, News, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
The draft of the text of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty was released in Geneva on May 22nd by the president of the negotiating conference, Elayne Whyte Gomez of Costa Rica. The text is available here: http://www.icanw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BanDraft.pdf.... by Frank Boulton | Feb 23, 2017 | News, Nuclear Weapons
Delegates from the IPPNW Regions of Western Europe and Russia met in Moscow on 21 and 22 February 2017: Dr Ira Helfand (USA), IPPNW Co-President, also attended. The West Europeans were led by IPPNW Regional Vice-president Dr Angela Claussen (Germany); and those from... by Frank Boulton | Jul 26, 2016 | Blogs, Educational
Medact’s Anti-Trident replacement leaflet and commentaries The attached documents describe Medact’s response to the Main gate debate held about Trident Replacement in the UK House of Commons on 18 July 2016. The text of the leaflet was prepared and widely distributed... by Frank Boulton | Jul 21, 2016 | Blogs, Talks, Health Through Peace, Peace & Security, Trident
Speech by Frank Boulton, Medact Trustee and member of the Medact Nuclear Weapons Group, at the CND Emergency Demonstration against Trident renewal on 18 July 2016. “I worked in the NHS for 41 years and I pay tribute to everyone in the NHS who worked with me. But... by Frank Boulton | Mar 3, 2016 | Blogs, Peace & Security
This article has been written Dr Frank Boulton – an active Medact member and Trustee with a long-standing interest and considerable experience of the nuclear weapons debate. On January 6th 2016, North Korea announced its successful detonation of a ‘hydrogen... by Frank Boulton | Mar 12, 2015 | Blogs
“11th March 2015 marks the fourth anniversary of Fukushima. Frank Boulton’s article, posted on Medact’s former website in April 2011, allows a fresh look at the immediate reaction felt throughout Medact and allied organisations at that time. Although... by Frank Boulton | Aug 15, 2014 | Educational
At the beginning of last month the ‘independent, cross-party inquiry to examine UK nuclear weapons policy’ – otherwise known as the Trident Commission, issued its final report. The three co-chairs, each a representative of their party, were Lord Des Browne (Labour),... by Frank Boulton | May 9, 2014 | Blogs, Nuclear Weapons
Russian forces are in eastern Ukraine and there are calls from the West for ‘tough action’. Could the US and Russia do the unthinkable and go to nuclear war? This possibility has been voiced by mainline US news agencies1,2. Obama’s attempts to play the situation down... by Frank Boulton | Oct 12, 2013 | Briefings, Resources, Peace & Security
Medact member Frank Boulton has produced the following report on why nuclear weapons remain a very present danger. This briefing describes the current situation concerning nuclear weapons in a global context and why health professionals have a duty to act urgently.... by Frank Boulton | Sep 16, 2012 | Blogs, Nuclear Weapons
In late October 1962 Cold War Watchers were horrified by the imminent prospect of global annihilation. John Kennedy, the charismatic but mercurial American President, had over 20,000 nuclear warheads under his command; Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Leader, had about...