by Nuclear Weapons Group | May 31, 2018 | Blogs, Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Elizabeth Waterston explains the impacts of nuclear war and exposes the myths surrounding the use of nuclear weapons as a ‘deterrent’, before answering the crucial question: how can we end the nuclear threat?
by Judith McDonald | Apr 24, 2018 | Campaign Updates, News, Nuclear Weapons, Trident
On her recent trip to the UK, ICAN Executive Director Beatrice Fihn visited Scotland and the naval base at Faslane where Trident nuclear weapons are housed.
by Feryal Awan | Nov 2, 2017 | Events, Films, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Join Medact Tyneside for a special film screening of Dr Strangelove Synopsis: Dr. Strangelove is a 1964 political satire black comedy film directed by Stanley Kubrick. An insane General triggers a path to a nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and... by Medact Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | In the News, News, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
Medact report ‘A safer world – treating Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons’ has been reviewed in the academic journal Medicine, Conflict and Survival (MCS). The book review is open access and freely available on-line till the end... 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 ICAN UK | Oct 6, 2017 | Headlines, News, Press Releases, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
A statement from ICAN UK in reaction to the awarding of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN
by ICAN UK | Sep 20, 2017 | Headlines, News, Press Releases, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
UK absent as UN States line up to sign this important new nuclear treaty
by Feryal Awan | Sep 20, 2017 | Campaign Updates, Press Releases, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
The following joint statement has been released by IPPNW, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations on September 18, 2017. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opens for... by Feryal Awan | Sep 11, 2017 | Campaign Updates, Press Releases, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
IPPNW released the following statement on September 5 from the 22nd World Congress at York University, after consultations among members of the Executive Committee, key affiliate leaders who have visited the DPRK, and members of Korean Anti-War Peace Physicians, the... by Medact | Sep 4, 2017 | Appeals, Headlines, Hiroshima Day, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Now, more than ever, there is a need to for a collective, progressive public health voice to challenge the growing tide of militarisation and violent conflict.
by Medact Staff | Sep 2, 2017 | Work Areas, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, most indiscriminate, most inhumane instruments of mass murder ever created. Their use—and even their possession—goes against every principle of international humanitarian law. In fact, it is likely that humanity could not... by Carla Stephan | Sep 1, 2017 | Campaign Updates, News, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Medical doctors and scientists, including Medact’s director David McCoy, write a letter calling on the British government to immediately begin the process of joining the international treaty demanding the ban of nuclear weapons. Read the letter here. Join...