WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #48, November 17, 2021
Contents OF #48
Schools of Mass Destruction: UAF
ICAN’s University Pledge vs.Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD)
Arms Control Association
UN Disarmament Week
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference
Chemical Weapons
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ICAN
vs. SCHOOLS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: UAF
Sign and promote the UNIVERSITY PLEDGE
https://universities.icanw.org/university_pledge
University pledge live! 9-6-21
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Hi everyone!
Wanted to let you know our university pledge is now live and we are promoting it on social media! We will also be running social media ads once we clear the last logistical hurdle hopefully this month. I've attached some images we created on Canva to launch the pledge which you can also use on social media! I will announce the pledge to the ICAN campaigners list and the people who've already signed up for more information on the ICAN university specific site.
Best, Alicia
Alicia Sanders-Zakre (she/her)
Policy and Research Coordinator
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ICAN
Phone: +41 76 723 7918
icanw.org
Inside the Arms Control Association, October 2021
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Addressing the Disarmament Deficit Oct. 24-29 marked United Nations Disarmament Week, which seeks to promote awareness and a better understanding of disarmament issues. The annual observance was first called for at the UN’s 1978 special session on disarmament. Since we were founded 50 years ago, the Arms Control Association has been a leading force pushing, prodding, and promoting effective action on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament—every day of every week, every year. (Zurab Tsereteli’s sculpture "Good defeats evil” outside the UN building depicts St. George slaying the atomic dragon.) We’ve made a difference—but nuclear competition and global tensions are growing once again, progress on nuclear disarmament is stalled, key treaties that have kept the peace are under stress. There is much more to be done. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be working hard to address the nuclear disarmament deficit on several fronts. The Tenth Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon) is now set for Jan. 4 - 28, 2022. At the request of the Kazakh Mission to the UN, I’ll be in New York today participating on a panel with the president-designate of the conference addressing a diplomatic audience regarding “achieving a balanced outcome” in January. To help stimulate creative thinking about how to jumpstart action on disarmament, ACA will soon publish a new report on a new concept for multilateral nuclear disarmament summits. Our team is also providing sober and clear analysis about what is motivating China’s nuclear buildup, why no one wins arms races, and why dialogue on nuclear risk reduction and progress on arms control is essential. Next month, ACA will host a virtual press and public briefing on China’s nuclear buildup, options for arms control, and implications for U.S. nuclear policy. As the vital 2015 Iran nuclear deal hangs in the balance, our nonproliferation policy team led by Kelsey Davenport continues to engage with key officials from the United States, Europe, and Iran. We continue to deliver advice and analysis about why a mutual return to compliance is essential. For the latest, see our reporting and analysis in Arms Control Today and Kelsey’s “Explainer: On Iran’s Nuclear Progress” for the U.S. Institute of Peace. Our Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition project, led by Dr. Paul Walker and Leanne Quinn, is helping civil society engage at the upcoming conference of CWC states-parties and keeping a spotlight on key issues like the work necessary to destroy the last portion of the U.S. chemical weapons arsenal, and the heated debate over how to hold Russia and Syria accountable for chemical weapons use. For more on our CWC work, see the Coalition’s website. As the Ploughshares Fund said about us earlier this year: “ACA maintains a strong reputation as a credible and highly connected 'think-and-do' tank in the nuclear policy arena.” Our work depends on your support. Please help keep us moving forward! Thank you and stay safe, Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director | ||||