Nuclear risks extreme says UN Secretary-General to NPT Review Conference
NoFirstUse Global Open Letter to be presented to the NPT Review Conference today The 10th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) opened on Monday August 1 with a stark warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “From the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula. To Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The clouds that parted following the […]
International petition against any use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict – shoots past 100,000 signatories
On March 2nd, Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima and President of Mayors for Peace from 1999 to 2011, launched a petition on the Change.org website addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and entitled “Do NOT use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict – Message from Japan.” The central concern was that nuclear weapons should not be used […]
NoFirstUse Global interviews Mayor Akiba on his appeal: Do NOT use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict
Note: The Appeal to Putin and other leaders: Do NOT use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict, has over 96,000 endorsements. Click here to add your endorsement. Introduction: Tadatoshi Akiba became Mayor of Hiroshima in 1999. As such, he also served as President of Mayors for Peace. In 2003, he addressed the second Preparatory Committee Meeting […]
UK and Netherlands challenged in the Human Rights Council to adopt no-first-use policies
The UK and the Netherlands have been challenged in the UN Human Rights Council to adopt no-first-use policies as one of the measures required to adhere to international human rights law applicable to nuclear weapons. The challenges are in submissions made to the Human Rights Council this week by a number of civil society organisations* […]
De-escalate Russia’s nuclear threats with no-first-use declarations
Statement by NoFirstUse Global* Russia’s threats to potentially use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict should be de-escalated, and nuclear war prevented, through no-first-use declarations by the USA and NATO, plus pressure on Russia to also adopt such a policy and step back from the brink of nuclear war. On February 24th, President Putin issued a […]
Russia, Ukraine and nuclear weapons
Russia, Ukraine and Nuclear Weapons: How to address rising nuclear threats – including through no-first-use annoucements, by Ambassador (ret.) Thomas Graham (USA) and General (ret.) Bernard Norlain (France). On March 7, The Hill, a top US political news-site read by the White House and more US lawmakers than any other site, published an article Russia, […]
US Congress members condemn Russian nuclear threats and call for no-first-use
President Putin’s nuclear threats, including his placing the Russian nuclear forces on high alert, were condemned yesterday (March 2, 2022) by United States Senators Edward Markey and Jeff Merkley along with House Representatives Don Beyer and John Garamendi, who are co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group. “We condemn President Putin’s threats […]
Open Letter – Fulfil the NPT – sent to nuclear weapon States
In Open Letter, Prominent Leaders Urge Nations to Adopt Policies to Reduce Nuclear Dangers and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Prague, Czech Republic – January 24, 2022 An Open Letter, urging nuclear weapons states to adopt no-first-use and other policies to ensure a nuclear war is never fought, was delivered today to leaders of the “nuclear five” […]
NATO parliamentarians support nuclear No-First-Use policies
Parliamentary letter sent to President Biden and Leaders of the US Congress Prague, Monday November 29, 2021 President Biden should give high priority to adopting a policy of no-first-use (or sole purpose) of nuclear weapons in the current U.S. nuclear posture review, and use the occasion of the 10th Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference in […]
Fulfil the NPT: From nuclear threats to human security
Invitation to endorse an international Open Letter to the 10th Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, August 2022. In August, 2022, the States Parties to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) will meet in-person at the United Nations in New York for the 10th NPT Review Conference. This is one of the most important inter-governmental events on nuclear […]