Thirty years ago, in November 1983, one of the most dangerous crises of the Cold War occurred when the Soviet leadership convinced itself that the United States might be about to launch a nuclear attack.
Able Archer: The war that didn't happen

Thirty years ago, in November 1983, one of the most dangerous crises of the Cold War occurred when the Soviet leadership convinced itself that the United States might be about to launch a nuclear attack.
Read “Don’t Bank on the Bomb,” the new report from ICAN and IKV Pax Christi that details how 298 private and public financial institutions from around the world invest almost $314 billion in 27 companies involved in the production, maintenance, and modernization of nuclear weapons.
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During Nuclear Abolition Week (6-13 July), humanitarian, environmental and peace organisations are taking to the streets in a concerted effort to demand the start of a process to ban nuclear weapons.
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The disastrous consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, discussed at two recent conferences in Oslo, underline the need for a Nuclear Weapons Convention banning the weapons. Cesar Jaramillo argues that Canada should lead the call for such a ban.