The “nuclear taboo” has not been broken since 9 August 1945 and we all have a role to play in keeping it that way.
Nuclear dangers and how to dispel them
Tag Archives: Nuclear war
Let’s move from dangerous military posturing to serious negotiations
Opinion leaders appear to be demanding that NATO ramp up the very military posturing that could bring war ever closer.
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.
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.
Canada and a nuclear weapons ban
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.
“Small” nuclear war = global famine
Even a “small” nuclear war involving 100 nuclear weapons could produce climate effects severe enough to threaten global famine, warns a new report by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility.