At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
Hiroshima, Japan Reuters The last time a US President visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori was filled with hope for a future without nuclear weapons. Seven years later, he’s more sceptical. As leaders of the Group of Seven nations gather in the Japanese city this week for a summit, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants […]
Biden urged to deliver “historic” arms control speech at G7 summit in Japan
Washington DC, US Reuters Two dozen arms control advocates have urged President Joe Biden to use next month’s G7 summit in Hiroshima, which was hit by the first US atomic bombing of World War II, to reaffirm a US commitment to nuclear disarmament and readiness for arms control talks with Russia and China. The advocates, […]
Head of US Catholic diocese urges nuclear disarmament talks
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAP The head of one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States says now is the time to rejuvenate and sustain a global conversation about the need for nuclear disarmament and how to develop ways to avoid a new nuclear arms race. Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester released a […]
Essay: Nuns against nuclear weapons – Plowshares protesters have fought for disarmament for over 40 years, going to prison for peace
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAROLE SARGENT, a US historian studying faith-based calls for nuclear disarmament, looks at the nuns who have been at the forefront of the movement…
Pope seeks “Copernican revolution” for post-COVID economy
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just – and where basic healthcare is guaranteed for all. Francis made the appeal in his annual foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, an […]
Progress toward a nuclear free world “stalled”, says senior UN official
Progress toward a nuclear free world have “stalled” the top UN disarmament official said on Monday, the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Speaking at a ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on behalf of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN’s high representative for disarmament affairs, said that what happened at Hiroshima […]
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