by Frank Boulton | Oct 14, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, Climate & Environment, Nuclear Weapons
To correspond with the recent publication of the IPPNW-Germany paper ‘How Nuclear Power powers the Bomb’, we publish a blog by Frank Boulton outlining the financial, environmental, health and geo-political arguments around nuclear power.
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 | Jul 25, 2017 | News, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
Abbie Rimmer reports on Medact letter published in the Daily Telegraph today (25 July 2017) for BMJ News.
by Feryal Awan | Jul 25, 2017 | News, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
To coincide with the launch of new Medact report ‘A safer world – Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons’ on Tuesday 25th July 2017, leading UK health professionals wrote a letter in The Telegraph reiterating the international... by ICAN UK | Jul 25, 2017 | News, Videos, Nuclear Weapons, Trident
Our new report calls the UK Government to account for aggressive nuclear weapons policies and continued funding of Trident.
by Medact Events | Feb 15, 2017 | Forum, Headlines, News, Health Through Peace
See the latest speakers and sessions for the coming Medact Forum / IPPNW World Congress
by Aidan King | Oct 28, 2016 | Headlines, News, Nuclear Weapons
First committee of the UN General Assembly votes for a resolution mandating negotiations on a ban on Nuclear Proliferation On Wednesday October 26th, during its 71st session, members of the first committee of the UN general assembly voted for a resolution... by Medact Staff | Oct 25, 2016 | News, Nuclear Weapons
Nobel Prize Laureates have joined the many others who are calling on the United Nations to begin negotiations on a new international agreement to ban nuclear weapons. At the United Nations in New York, governments are now preparing to vote on the resolution that... by Nuclear Weapons Group | Sep 2, 2016 | Resources, Nuclear Weapons
The effects of Nuclear War have been analysed by a number of campaign and medical groups, below is a selection of useful resources. Reports The concluding report from the Trident Commission is aimed to contribute to an informed and deeper debate on Trident renewal... by Medact Staff | Aug 19, 2016 | Hiroshima Day, News, Peace & Security
Medact has received a letter from the Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, along with a copy of their Peace Declaration. The Medact Hiroshima Appeal 2016 has just been launched, and it will enable us to continue and grow our work for peace. We join the City of Hiroshima in... by Rhianna Louise | Aug 9, 2016 | Blogs, Peace & Security
With thanks to Medact Trustee Frank Boulton Nagasaki: a catalogue of errors Seventy one years ago in the early hours of August 9, the mission to drop a second atomic bomb on a Japanese city was launched. Three days previously, the first ever nuclear bomb attack had... by Medact Staff | Aug 5, 2016 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons
As the majority of countries across the world press ahead to reach a legally binding nuclear weapons ban treaty, the UK government appears determined to replace the Trident system. Under the present conditions of austerity, spending more than 200 billion over 30 years...