by Michael Orgel | Jan 21, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, Peace & Security
Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland introduces their new toolkit, giving some tips for actions we can take to urge our elected representatives, institutions and banks to divest from nuclear weapons.
by Nuclear Weapons Group | May 10, 2018 | Blogs
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 Medact | Jul 25, 2017 | Actions, Headlines, News, Reports, Peace & Security
The world now has an international treaty making it illegal for ratifying states to possess nuclear weapons. Our new report takes this opportunity to re-examine the arguments for and against the UK’s continued adherence to its own nuclear arsenal.
by Feryal Awan | Jul 18, 2017 | Actions, Headlines, News, Peace & Security
The world now has an international treaty making it illegal for ratifying states to possess any nuclear weapons. Yet the UK continues to keep and modernise its nuclear weapons at huge cost and risk to life, and is increasingly seen as out of step with the rest of the world.
by Frank Boulton | Jun 2, 2017 | Campaign Updates, News, 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 Feryal Awan | May 3, 2017 | Actions, Headlines, Peace & Security
Medact encourages members to use the upcoming General Election as an opportunity to raise awareness about the risk and devastating health impact of the use of nuclear weapons. Tailored letters have been sent by Medact to leaders of all major political parties based on...