A massive $1 trillion is being spent to maintain and modernize the nuclear arsenals of nine countries over the next 10 years. A trillion dollars is a difficult sum of money to imagine. The figure is a 1 with 12 zeros after it. To draw attention to this phenomenal spending on nuclear weapons, a group …
Peacemaking
Could Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un establish a relationship of trust?
The Trump/Kim summit due to take place in Singapore on Tuesday 12 June is a meeting of historic significance. There has never been a face-to-face meeting between a sitting US President and a leader of the North Korea (DPRK). If all goes well, we might see a plan for the de-escalation of …
The Nuclear Ban Treaty gains 50 signatures on its first day
Good news! The Nuclear Ban Treaty opened for signatures yesterday, and already 50 countries have signed up including Ireland and Austria and at least two states that formerly had nuclear weapons programmes, Libya and South Africa. The UK government has lobbied against this groundbreaking …
Good for us: the UK Arms Industry
Is UK foreign policy up for sale? The huge Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, held every two years, will meet at the ExCeL Centre in London from 12 September. Our government is keen for the UK to be established as the world’s second largest arms exporter, an accolade …
Good for Us: The UK Arms Industry
The following are extracts from an article publish by Steve Hucklesby on the ethics and foreign policy implications of the UK Arms Industry. FULL ARTICLE – Good for Us: The UK Arms Industry No Faith in War vigil on 5th September 2017 Prayers and Actions The Defence & Security …
A Prayer for Yemen
The historic Nuclear Ban Treaty has arrived !
... the majority of the world’s nations agree that any use of a nuclear weapon is illegal under international law We have done it! The text of the most significant multi-lateral nuclear weapons treaty of the past 20 years was agreed in New York today. Over 130 states and many civil society …
A time for Palestine?
In the House of Commons today, MPs are debating Israel and Palestine. In 2014, MPs voted for the UK Government to recognise Palestine; a move that the UK Government says it will only make in “the right time”. Has that time now come? The prospect of a two-state solution is disappearing rapidly as …
The beginning of the end for nuclear weapons
Today, representatives of the majority of the world’s nations will gather in New York to negotiate the text of a new “Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” (commonly known as the Nuclear Ban Treaty). The Nuclear Ban Treaty has been demanded by millions of citizens across the world. …
Towards a UN-sponsored Nuclear Ban Treaty
Five UK Churches have issued a statement to support and encourage those meeting in New York to negotiate a treaty banning nuclear weapons. They have also expressed their shared disappointment that the UK Government has refused to take part in these talks, despite it’s longstanding international …