OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #185, July 10, 2024. Compiled by Dick Bennett
Two of the Greatest Dangers to Our
Civilization and Species:
Nuclear War
Population Growth: World Population Day, July 11, 2024
“Do We Need More People?”bY DEAN BAKER .
Olivia Nater. “World Population
Day 2024: Debunking Common Population Myths.”
JULY 7 WAS THE 7th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNTPNW, THE UNITED NATIONS TREATY ON
THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, for which ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize.
David World
Beyond War. Webinar and Book.
There’s a webinar coming up on
July 9, 2024 about nuclear deterrence. [Sorry,
I just now learned of the webinar.
–D] I imagine it will be
excellent. I’ve also just been reading a fantastic book on the topic
called Threats: Intimidation and Its Discontents by
David P. Barash. There’s an online book club with
the author and free copy of the book coming up for that. Barash’s central
thesis is that the idea of nuclear deterrence makes no sense. It’s kind of hard
to see why anyone would argue with him.
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Dear Dick,
Happy
BANniversary! Seven years ago today [2017], we made history at the UN when the
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted by 122 nations.
It was the long-awaited result of a decade-long, world-wide push to finally and
categorically ban nuclear weapons under international law, and it was the start
of a new phase of ICAN's work to eliminate nuclear weapons.
So much has happened since: the Treaty entered into force in 2021 and continued to grow in membership, and the work to bring it into practice has truly begun with two successful meetings of states parties and a solid intersessional process. The treaty is more than a document, more than a meeting - it is a community working to end nuclear weapons around the world, and ICAN is proud of the central role we play in promoting and supporting it. So today, we want to celebrate the treaty, look (ahead) at some of the ways it is driving change and ask for your help to keep pushing.
Helping Cities Speak up
The number of cities joining ICAN’s cities appeal continues
to grow. Spain hit the bar of 100 cities last month, Italy counts 93 cities,
France 83 and Greece 72. All these cities, and hundreds more around the
world - including in nuclear-armed states, have clearly spoken out in favour of
the TPNW. And who knows better what is good for their citizens than the people
actually in charge? [Forward this
message to your city councilors and ask them to join ICAN’s appeal. Join ICAN.]
POPULATION
GROWTH
“Do We Need More People?”bY DEAN BAKER . Counterpunch (May 7,
2024). Why
Our Elites Worry About a Shrinking Population [Or, Why Doesn’t Our Gov Do Something
to Stop Population Growth?]
In
short, there is a clear divide in how people are impacted by a shrinking pMyopulation.
For most ordinary people, it is not a big deal and could well turn out to be a
positive development. But for the elite types that get their views published in
major media outlets, a declining population is definitely bad news. MORE click on title
This
first appeared on Dean Baker’s Beat
the Press blog.
Dean
Baker is senior economist at the
Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.
Olivia
Nater. “World Population Day 2024:
Debunking Common Population Myths.” Myth
1: Our population has already stopped growing. . . . https://earth.org/future/