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Message from Hibakusha in Japan to the People of the United States

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Hidankyo: "Subject: [abolition-caucus] FW: Hidankyo Message

Message from Hibakusha in Japan to the People of the United States

August 2006

On behalf of the 260,000 Japanese Hibakusha, the survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, we extend our warmest greetings of solidarity to the people of the United States who have been working for peace.

We experienced the atrocity of the A-bomb hell. We have seen a number of A-bomb victims die in agony and pain. Also, the agony would last until their death with a possibility of being inherited to their children and grandchildren. We would like you to take this opportunity to listen to Hibakusha's testimonies.

9.11 claimed many citizens' lives and brought the United States to deep grief. We cordially express our deep condolences to the victims and our heartfelt sympathy to those who have lost their loved ones. We believe that you are in favor of hatred of violence as we are. However, we cannot share the thought of "retaliation".

We, the survivors of the Atomic bomb, are living witnesses of one of the most devastating crimes against humanity through history. However, we have never thought of "retaliation". We have always insisted "no more Hibakusha", and passed our experience down to younger generations. Today, we are here to tell you the same thing...."

Hidankyo Message in Japanese: http://www.cornnet.nl/~akmalten/Hidankyo-J.doc

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Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba- City of Hiroshima Peace Declaration Aug 6

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor- The City of Hiroshima: "PEACE DECLARATION

August 6, 2006

Radiation, heat, blast and their synergetic effects created a hell on Earth. Sixty-one years later, the number of nations enamored of evil and enslaved by nuclear weapons is increasing. The human family stands at a crossroads. Will all nations be enslaved? Or will all nations be liberated? This choice poses another question. Is it acceptable for cities, and especially the innocent children who live in them, to be targeted by nuclear weapons?

The answer is crystal clear, and the past sixty-one years have shown us the path to liberation...."

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"Political Will","Good Faith", and a nuclear framework convention

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:00:00 GMT

Aaron Tovish, Manager, 2020 Vision Campaign Mayors for Peace: ""Political Will","Good Faith", and a nuclear framework convention

It has become common place to hear that the deadlock in the multilateral nuclear disarmament arena could be solved if countries only would muster the 'political will' to do so. While this is not false, it is only partially true.

'Political will' carries the connotation of 'free will' and thus the notion that action and inaction are options of potentially equal weight on the scales of judgment. In some settings that image is applicable and accurate. In the nuclear disarmament arena it is misleading and, in the hands of the nuclear-armed states disingenuous.

Since, as the International Court of Justice unanimously found ten years ago, there is a legal obligation "to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects," inaction and action are not in any sense equal; the scales of justice have come down decisively on the side of action. Inaction is illegal...."

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Cities seek 'Negative Security Assurances'

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:10:00 GMT

Mayors for Peace: "Cities seek 'Negative Security Assurances'

In the Council Chamber of the City of The Hague on July 5, 2006, Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, President of Mayors for Peace, announced a new, special project of the 2020 Vision Campaign: the Cities Are Not Targets project. The objective of this project is to elicit from the nuclear-armed states assurances that they have explicitly ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in lethal proximity of cities. It thus has much in common with the assurances that states in nuclear-weapon-free zones expect from the nuclear-weapon states...."

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Conflict in the Middle-East: a concern of Mayors for Peace

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:00:00 GMT

The association Mayors for Peace: "The association Mayors for Peace wishes to express its profoundest concern regarding the situation currently prevailing in the Middle-East, where cities and civilians are deeply affected by the hostilities.

Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima and President of Mayors for Peace, calls for an immediate ceasefire and an urgent dialogue so that affected populations may live in peace, harmony, and justice.

On behalf of the Executive Cities of Mayors for Peace, Dr. Akiba declared:

"Cities Are Not Targets!" The bombardment of cities and towns in Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine with artillery, rockets, and bombs is unconscionable. The livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens are being destroyed. Hundreds have been killed, thousands wounded, many just children. With excessive and indiscriminate firepower, military action has lost all sense of proportion. Continued armed conflict cannot be condoned. There must be an immediate ceasefire.

"Everyone wants and deserves to live in dignity and security. The overriding imperative is to promote a dialogue among all people in the region. Retaliation must be foresworn; reconciliation must be the touchstone. Peace is possible even now."...."

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Nagasaki Peace Declaration

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Iccho Itoh, Mayor of Nagasaki: "Nagasaki Peace Declaration

"What can people possibly be thinking?"

At the close of the 61st year following the atomic bombings, voices of anger and frustration are echoing throughout the city of Nagasaki.

At 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945, a single atomic bomb destroyed our city, instantly claiming the lives of 74,000 people and injuring 75,000 more. People were burned by the intense heat rays and flung through the air by the horrific blast winds. Their bodies bathed in mordant radiation, many of the survivors continue to suffer from the after-effects even today. How can we ever forget the anguished cries of those whose lives and dreams were so cruelly taken from them?

And yet, some 30,000 nuclear weapons stand ready nonetheless to annihilate humanity...."

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TFF Open Letter to UN General Assembly

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:00:00 GMT

The board of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, TFF, Sweden: "Open Letter

To the President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Jan Eliasson

Lund, Sweden - August 14, 2006

The board of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, TFF, Sweden sends the following Open Letter that aims to stimulate a wider discussion about the preconditions for a genuine peace process also after UN Security Council Resolution 1701...."

"...Uniting for Peace

The history of this conflict makes it abundantly clear that violence on either side stands no chance of alleviating the suffering on all sides. If continuing, it will have devastating consequences for global security. A comprehensive, all-inclusive process built on dialogue, civilian initiatives and modern conflict-resolution is the only road to peace and justice.

While there are sincere efforts by some governments to end the carnage on both sides of the border, there have been serious delays in achieving an armistice in the Israeli-Lebanese confrontation. Unfortunately, yet again the UN Security Council has been victim of deliberate procrastination. At the same time the tragedy in Palestine remains all-pervasive and conditions in Iraq have deteriorated further.

In light of this, we call upon the President of the UN General Assembly to initiate preparations for a Uniting-for-Peace-resolution in order to urgently begin the long road towards human security, conflict-resolution, justice and reconciliation throughout the region...."

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Nuclear Weapons - Los Alamos - Environmental Impact

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT

Willem Malten: "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The DOE and NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration) came up with a SWEIS -- a Side Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the new mission at LANL, which will effectively transform the Labs into a Nuclear Bomb Factory, eventually churning out 120 or even 200 new pits per year. This 1600 page document talks about how to handle and clean up all the waste and contamination that will be generated -- as if Los Alamos has had a spotless record thus far and we should just trust their ability.

I am not going to read it --it is a macabre sideshow --like talking about reducing the smoke from the ovens of Auschwitz.

The environment I am concerned with --never even mentioned in the SWEIS-- is the psychic environment that goes together with the manufacture of Weapons of Mass Destruction. I am talking about the denial of any sort of future for our children and what that does to them. Is it a coincidence that New Mexico has the highest suicide rate among juveniles ?...."

"....When over 80% of the American public has expressed a desire for nuclear disarmament and yet, the US national laboratories such as LANL in Los Alamos and Sandia laboratory in Albuquerque --both in New Mexico, keep pursuing renewed testing, upgrading nuclear weapons, and building a new pit production factory --there is something seriously wrong. It illustrates that that the sheer magnitude of nuclear weapons and everything that comes with it, such as research, production, contamination, security, etc., is incompatible with a functioning democracy --and that democracy may have to be rebuilt from the bottom up. Neighborhoods, communities and cities are now the vehicles that express the peoples will and have to represent the changes we are seeking. True security and democracy comes from a stronger sense of community, from getting closer. This is why it is significant that Santa Fe is about to adopt a second resolution against pit production in Los Alamos and in favor of strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and other disarmament treaties. Being a City of Peace and Holy Faith (Santa Fe) at this point means to resist the Weapons of Mass Destruction Facility called LANL on a mesa nearby. The people of the world are watching and wondering if We the People are up to the task. My friends Let's take courage: It started here, Let's stop it here."

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PREVENTING A NUCLEAR 9/11: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:00:00 GMT

David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: "PREVENTING A NUCLEAR 9/11: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?...."

"....In the September/October 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Harvard University professor Graham Allison discusses a "nuclear 9/11" and concludes that "a nuclear terrorist attack on the United States is more likely than not in the decade ahead." Allison underlines this assessment by pointing out that former US Defense Secretary William Perry thinks that he (Allison) underestimates the risk, and that former Senator Sam Nunn, currently chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, thinks that the risk of a nuclear detonation by terrorists on US soil is higher today than the risk of nuclear war at the height of the Cold War. It is the failure by the majority of US policymakers to recognize and adequately respond to this threat that Allison refers to in the title of his article, "The ongoing failure of imagination." ...."

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IPB's MacBride Peace Prize 2006 Awarded to Mayors for Peace Campaign

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT

International Peace Bureau: "PRESS COMMUNIQUE

For further information, call: Colin Archer +41-79-240-7017, or

Laura Lodenius tel: +358-9-142915, Fax: +358-9-147297, laura.lodenius@rauhanliitto.fi

IPB's MacBride Peace Prize 2006 Awarded to Mayors for Peace Campaign

Helsinki, September 1, 2006. The International Peace Bureau announced today the winners of its 2006 MacBride Peace Prize. It will be awarded to the Mayors for Peace organisation, founded and led by the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The ceremony will take place in Helsinki at 15.45 on Friday Sept 8th, within the framework of the IPB's Triennial Conference (Sept 7-10, see programme at www.ipb.org). The venue is the Old Student House, Mannerheimintie 3*. Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima will receive the medal on behalf of Mayors for Peace. At a second ceremony, Mayor Iccho Itoh of Nagasaki will receive the MacBride Prize in Nagasaki in October 2006...."

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Central Asia: Towards a Nuclear-Free World

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:00:00 GMT

IAEA Staff Report: "Regional Leaders Sign Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

...Leaders from five Central Asia States - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - met this month to sign a treaty creating a nuclear-weapon-free-zone (NWFZ) in the region. The treaty was signed 8 September in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan - one of the former Soviet nuclear-weapon test sites that was closed in 1996. Mr. Yuri Sokolov, IAEA Deputy Director General, represented the IAEA as an observer at the signing ceremony...."

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Emerging from the nuclear shadow

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT

DAISAKU IKEDA, Special to The Japan Times: ".."At any given moment in history, precious few voices are heard crying out for justice. But, now more than ever, those voices must rise above the din of violence and hatred."..

These are the memorable words of Dr. Joseph Rotblat, who for many years led the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, a global organization working for peace and for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Rotblat passed away last year in August, the month that marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was 96. In the final phase of his life, he consistently voiced his strong sense of foreboding about the chronic lack of progress toward nuclear disarmament and the growing threat of nuclear proliferation.

The startling development of military technology has entirely insulated acts of war from human realities and feelings. In an instant, irreplaceable lives are lost and beloved homelands reduced to ruin. The anguished cries of victims and their families are silenced or ignored. Within this vast system of violence -- at the peak of which are poised nuclear weapons -- humans are no longer seen as embodiments of life. They are reduced to the status of mere things...."

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Gandhi planned a mission to fight and outlaw the bomb -- Einstein's theory of satyagraha.

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:00:00 GMT

B.R. Nanda, (published before in the Indian Express): "September 11, 1906, was a momentous date in the life of Gandhiji - and in human history. It was on this day, while engaged in an unequal struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa, he discovered or rather stumbled upon an alternative to armed resistance for fighting against injustice and oppression...."

"...How significant September 11 was for humankind comes through in a conversation between Albert Einstein and Jawaharlal Nehru in the United States in 1949. Soon after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing in 1945, the Mahatma had questioned Nehru on the atom bomb. In Nehru's words, "with deep human compassion loading his gentle eyes," he remarked that this wanton destruction had confirmed his faith in God and non-violence, and that "now he realised the full significance of the holy mission for which God had created him and armed him with the mantra of non-violence". Nehru recalled later that, as Gandhi uttered these words, he had resolved then and there to make it his mission to fight and outlaw the bomb...."

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118 countries back Iran's nuclear program

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:00:00 GMT

(IRNA) in tehrantimes.com: "HAVANA (IRNA) - Member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) issued a separate statement supporting Iran's nuclear program at the end of their 14th summit on Saturday night in Havana.

They stressed that the resumption of unconditional talks was the only solution to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West. Following is the full text of the statement of the 118-nation body:

"1- The heads of State or Government reiterated their principled position on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation reflected in the Final document of XIV Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Havana, Cuba from 11-16 September 2006. They considered the developments regarding the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"2- The Heads of State and Government reaffirmed the basic inalienable right of all states, to develop research, production and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes without any discrimination and in conformity with their respective legal obligations. Therefore, nothing should be interpreted in a way as inhibiting or restricting this right of States to develop atomic energy for peaceful purposes. They furthermore, reaffirmed that States choices and decisions in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear technology and its fuel cycle policies must be respected...."

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International Panel on Fissile Materials releases first Global Fissile Material Report

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT

International Panel on Fissile Materials: "The International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), a group of independent nuclear experts from 15 countries, will release its first annual report in Ottawa, Canada on September 27, 2006. The Global Fissile Material Report 2006 summarizes the best available information on global stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and plutonium, the key nuclear-weapons materials, and discusses initiatives to secure and to sharply reduce and consolidate them. The report is (also available) at the IPFM website, www.fissilematerials.org...."

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Visions for Security - IAEA Bulletin Volume 48, No. 1

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:05:00 GMT

IAEA: "

Visions for Security "

Today, the road to security is a cross-cutting interchange of paths and approaches. The IAEA travels these paths everyday through its global reach. In this edition of the IAEA Bulletin, contributors offer their views on ways to move ahead. They don't always agree on which way to go, but they do agree on the urgency of going forward...."

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Annan on CTBT

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:30:00 GMT

Secretary-General Kofi Annan: "I welcome the launching of the Third Joint Ministerial Statement of support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on this, the 10th anniversary of the treaty's opening for signature.

Each additional signature of this treaty will bring the world closer to achieving its longstanding goal of outlawing all nuclear tests, thereby advancing both nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Far-reaching verification provisions under the Treaty will contribute to ensuring full compliance with the test ban...."

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United Nations General Assembly on Nuclear weapons and Disarmament

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:50:00 GMT

FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign foesyd4@ihug.com.au: "United Nations Secretary General

H.E. Mr. Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General

September 19, 2006

"And people in all parts of the world are threatened - though some are more aware of it than others - by the spread of weapons of mass destruction. It is shameful that last year's Summit Outcome does not contain even one word about non-proliferation and disarmament - basically because states could not agree which of the two should be given priority. It is high time to end this dispute, and tackle both tasks with the urgency they demand."..."

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Panel_discussion_about_the_Reliable_Replacement_Warhead_(RRW)_program

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:30:00 GMT

Greg Mello * Los Alamos Study Group:

"For Immediate Release

September 29, 2006

NNSA, Lockheed Host "Academic" Panel Discussion at UNM of New Nuclear Warheads and "Responsive" Manufacturing Plants

Entire panel works for, or is otherwise tied to, NNSA, labs -- all other voices excluded

"Academic" event hosted by UNM "office" funded entirely by Lockheed

Contact: Greg Mello 505-265-1200

Albuquerque -- Today, September 29, 2006, from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm at the Student Union Building (SUB) on the University of New Mexico (UNM) main campus in Albuquerque in Santa Ana rooms A and B, there will be a panel discussion about the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program. The event is sponsored by the UNM Office for Policy, Security, and Technology (OPST), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and Women in International Security (WIIS). Details can be found at http://www.unm.edu/%7Eopst/events.html.

Greg Mello, Study Group Director: "The goal of today's discussion, from the perspective of those paying for it, has nothing whatsoever to do with its technical or policy content. What is being attempted is to harness the academic thirst for prestige to create a facade of legitimacy for U.S. weapons of mass destruction programs, which are now in political and financial trouble."...."

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Fear of nuclear war increases the risk of common mental disorders

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:00:00 GMT

Kari Poikolainen, Terhi Aalto-Setala, Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson, Mauri Marttunen and Jouko Lonnqvist in BioMed Central Public Health: "Research article

Fear of nuclear war increases the risk of common mental disorders...."

"....Background

Risks of war and terrorism are threatening our health, both directly in actual life and also indirectly by the forms of entertainment. How does this affect mental health? Earlier during the cold war period, fear of war was found to be common among adolescents, and more prevalent among girls than boys (1-5). Little is known about the influence of fear of war on mental health of adolescents. On one hand, it has been argued that worrying about nuclear war is related to positive aspects of mental health (6). On the other, fear of nuclear war has been found to associate with several measures of psychological distress in cross-sectional studies (4,7-9). To our knowledge, no follow-up studies have been published. However, high perceived risk of nuclear war might be related not only to transient psychological distress but also to more long-term mental disorder among vulnerable adolescents. We have followed up a cohort of adolescents first studied during the period of increasing international tension before the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War in January 17, 1991, and report here on the relation between fear of nuclear war at that time and incident common mental disorders five years later.... "

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International Law and Nuclear Weapons - Project to return to the ICJ

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:00:00 GMT

George Farebrother, World Court Project UK:

"International Physicians for the Prevention of NuclearWar, Abolition2000 Europe

International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, InternationalPeace Bureau

InternationalNetwork of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility

In 1996 the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court in the world, confirmed that all states are legally obliged to pursue negotiations in good faith on nuclear disarmament.

"Good Faith" means negotiating sincerely and flexibly to achieve the desired result - global nuclear disarmament. The objective should be pursued consistently with real political will. The conclusion should be reached with all deliberate speed and the parties must avoid policies which contradict the very purpose of the negotiations.

How are the nuclear-armed states measuring up to the Good Faith Obligation? Not very well it seems. Instead they:

+ aim to keep their nuclear weapons indefinitely,

+ maintain or expand the role of nuclear weapons,

+ reject stringent verification of nuclear arms reductions,

+ fail to make all reductions irreversible,

+ refuse even to begin nuclear disarmament negotiations.

Therefore we are planning to ask the judges whether the nuclear states are complying with their Good Faith obligation and to explain what compliance would require. We believe this will bring more legal pressure on the minority of states with nuclear weapons to keep their promise to work towards a world free from the menace of nuclear weapons.

This will be an exciting project; and a demanding one. It will need the support of citizens worldwide...."

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Public Hearing on the Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 14 September 2006

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:40:00 GMT

Abolition 2000 Europe: "

Public Hearing on the Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 14 September 2006

Posted by Abolition, 14th Sep 2006 | Category: Treaties and Parliaments News

MEPs heard on Thursday from a variety of experts, EU officials and civil society representatives on the threats facing the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The public hearing, organised by the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, addressed both the general prospects for non-proliferation as well as the specific threat to the NPT regime by Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Speeches (.doc or .pdf files):

Janet Bloomfield, Annalisa Giannella, Dr. Pierre Goldschmidt, Dr Bernd

W. Kubbig, Lars-Erik Lundin, Prof. William C. Potter, Dr Stephen Pullinger, Dr Bruno Tertrais

The NPT "reflects a world that no longer exists," said Lars-Erik Lundin, Head of Unit and Deputy Political Director of security policy at the European Commission. According to Dr Bruno Tertrais, of the French foundation for strategic research, the deficiencies of the treaty include an "exceedingly permissive" withdrawal clause, and a "dubious distinction between civilian and military applications of nuclear technology."...."

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