News for Japan

New Nuclear Commission Set to Meet in Sydney

Joseph — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:16:56 -0400

Canberra (AP)--India and Pakistan will attend an international nuclear disarmament conference for the first time in Sydney next month, Australia's government said Friday, even though the nuclear-armed foes have consistently shunned a non-proliferation treaty.

Hiroshima Day events

Adam — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Commemorations around the globe were held August 6 and 9, marking the 63rd anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively.

"... the only role for nuclear weapons is to be abolished."

- Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, August 6, 2008.

Japanese Survey on Nuclear Weapons

Adam — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:49:11 -0400

The world stands at a turning point in regard to nuclear proliferation and nuclear disarmament.

Participate in a Japanese newspaper's survey about nuclear weapons.

Prime Minister's Push to Ban Nuclear Weapons

Adam — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:40:18 -0400

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced plans for an International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, to be co-chaired by former Foreign Minister and now President of the International Crisis Group, Gareth Evans.

From Pie In the Sky Toward a Nuke-free World

Adam — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

POINT OF VIEW/ Jayantha Dhanapala:

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

The vision of a nuclear weapon-free world was most famously dismissed by the former Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, as a "pie in the sky." Such was the derision which greeted the disarmament scenario championed by governments, especially from the Non-aligned Movement, as well as nongovernmental organizations such as Pugwash.

It is therefore a revolutionary change to see senior officials in former U.S. Administrations combine to write - not one but two - pieces in the conservative Wall Street Journal, calling for such pie in the sky.