As we near the 74th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings, we call on every Canadian to let prospective candidates for federal elected office know the importance of our government doing everything within its power to ensure that nuclear weapons are never again used.
Tag Archives: Nuclear abolition
A shift to sustainable peace and common security
Leading civil society organizations hold public launch of their submission to the Defence Policy Review, calling for a shift to sustainable peace and common security
Have we learned any lessons from Nagasaki?
The August 9, 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki exemplifies the danger that nuclear weapons continue to pose to the world community.
ICAN Civil Society Forum on nuclear weapons ban kicks off December 6th!
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons’ civil society forum kicks off this Saturday, December 6th!
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is September 26th
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon observes, “Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.” This September 26th, 2014 marks the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons as designated by the United Nations. In honour of this day, the UN will be […]
Obama extends nuclear weapons deal with UK
Five years after affirming his support for a nuclear-weapon-free world, President Barack Obama has approved a secret ten-year extension of the U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom.