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Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons

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Russian RS-24 Yars nuclear missile complex (NATO reporting name: SS-29) arrives during the main rehearsals of the military parade, in the Red Square, on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
CHINA NUCLEAR ARSENAL

Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swell

China is, for the first time, believed to have some warheads on high operational alert

  • Nina Larson
  • Johannes Ledel
3 min read
AUSTRIA

Remove nuclear sword of Damocles

Even small countries can add their voices to the international attempt to enforce a ban on these devastating weapons that hold the globe captive

  • Alexander Schallenberg
  • Phil Twyford
5 min read
It’s been 30 years since South Africa signed the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and stuck to it
CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

OPINION| Global nuclear disarmament is long overdue

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a step in the right direction, but the world will remain unbalanced while nine states still hold these dangerous weapons

  • Kate Hudson
6 min read
AFGHANISTAN

In the time of wars and refugees, let us now talk peace

When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?

  • Jeremy Corbyn
6 min read