The Rideau Institute Board of Directors will present the inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to Murray Thomson, Doug Roche, and John Polanyi, founders of Canadians …
Nuclear disarmament
New nuclear treaty faces opposition in U.S. Senate
U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent nuclear reductions treaty with Russia is facing opposition from Republican Senators. The New START treaty, which replaces a Cold War …
Survey: 77% say "peace and nuclear disarmament" very important issues for G8/G20 summits
When asked to rate the importance of ten issues, respondents overwhelmingly focused on the environment. “The right to clean water” (91%) and “global warming” (86%) were chosen most often as “very important” topics for leaders to discuss, followed closely by “food security and hunger” (85%) and “global peace and nuclear disarmament” (77%).
NPT Review Conference ends with consensus
The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference wrapped up on Friday, May 28th with agreement on a set of “conclusions and recommendations for follow-on actions” in …
Russian nuke data fall short
Russia has presented a chart and other data detailing recent reductions in its nuclear forces to the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference currently underway in New …
Canadian lawyers, academics call for nuclear disarmament
Two recent statements organized by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons: Legal Experts and Lawyers Call for Abolition We… call on the Government of …