The latest session of the Conference on Disarmament started in Geneva on 24th January. The Conference is the world’s only multilateral disarmament negotiating forum. It was established in 1979 and focuses on nuclear disarmament, prevention of nuclear war and prevention of an arms race in outer space. It has been mired in controversy, mostly because of differences between the nuclear and non-nuclear states.
Hundreds Of Billions Of Pounds To Be Spent On Nuclear Arsenals
Missiles, warhead and submarines – this is how the world's nuclear powers plan to spend hundreds of billions of pounds over the next ten years. The British American Security Information Council has produced a report, saying that evidence points to a new and dangerous "era of nuclear weapons".
Bits From Abroad
Representatives from North and South Korea have held talks in Beijing on restarting negotiations on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons’ programme. Speaking at the United Nations’ General Assembly, the President of Kazakhstan has said that the world "faces a paradoxical situation" in that "s…
Japan And The Aftermath Of Fukishima
Protestors angry at the government's handling of the nuclear crisis have been demonstrating across Japan.
Message From UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
On August 6th, to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivered a message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.