Tag: nuclear disarmament
CFE treaty: The Duma buries with fanfare what is long dead – Opinion
Conventional arms control, i.e. agreements about the number of tanks, guns, soldiers and all other non-nuclear threats in the world, is out of date in the worst sense of the…
Berlin sees Moscow’s nuclear weapons push as “nuclear intimidation” – policy
The German government has dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that tactical nuclear weapons would be stationed in Belarus as “another attempt at nuclear intimidation”. The Foreign Office said that…
Cormac McCarthy: “The Passenger” and “Stella Maris”. Review. – Culture
Cormac McCarthy was once asked by the Santa Fe Institute, of which he has been a member for decades, to formulate a so-called mission statement. Statements of intent like this…
“New Start” treaty: Russia and America are finally negotiating again – Opinion
If times weren’t so bad, this would hardly be worth mentioning. But this is how it is: The USA and Russia want to talk to each other about technical and…
Putin’s threats: To be feared
Putin threatens nuclear weapons: what distinguishes this conflict from those of the Cold War. source site
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Difficult deliberations in New York – Politics
The agreement is considered a guarantee that wars between the nuclear powers will be avoided. Difficult discussions about his future are now beginning in New York – not only the…
Sipri report: peace researchers warn of nuclear arms races
The Stockholm peace research institute Sipri assumes that the nuclear arsenal in the world will soon increase again as a result of the current tensions. According to a report released…
Disarmament: "Do you think you can win the game of doomsday against a dictator?"
Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons. How must the West react? A conversation with Beatrice Fihn, head of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. source…
100 seconds until the end of the world – or even less? – Culture
How long until the end of the world? A conversation with physicist Robert Rosner about the doomsday clock, nuclear weapons, and the risk of someone screwing up. Interviewed by Andrian…
Garching – Opponents of nuclear power complain about “free pass” for reactor – district of Munich
Environmentalists in Bavaria have renewed their criticism of the continued operation of the research reactor (FRM II) in Garching with fuel from highly enriched uranium. The background is the announcement…