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
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