ICAN January e-bulletin

International e-bulletin: January 2010

Read ICAN's latest e-bulletin, updating you on the progress we’re making in our worldwide campaign to abolish nuclear weapons and how you can help.

Doomsday clock move encouraging on climate and nukes

Media release: January 15, 2010

ICAN is encouraged by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ decision to move the ‘Doomsday Clock’ from 5 to 6 minutes to midnight, but there is still much to be done to halt climate change and abolish nuclear weapons.

French ICAN protesters call for an abolition treaty

News story: January 8, 2010

ICAN activists in Paris staged protests on Friday outside the defence department building and the Saint-Michel fountain, calling on the French government to support negotiations for a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

ICAN Australia's Nuclear-Clear Exchange workshops

Upcoming events: February 2010

ICAN Australia is organising four workshops on nuclear weapons issues in February in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. They will be a dynamic mix of information and discussion about nuclear weapons issues.

Australia's nuclear stance must go beyond deterrence

Opinion article: December 15, 2009

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama yesterday to launch the first report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.

ICNND report welcome but doesn't go far enough

Media release: December 15, 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined Japanese counterpart Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo today to receive the major report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND).

Number of nuclear weapons should go to zero

Opinion article: December 15, 2009

En route to Copenhagen, Kevin Rudd is stopping off in Tokyo, where he and Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will release a new report from the International Commission on Non-proliferation and Disarmament.

UN Security Council calls for nuclear disarmament

Media release: September 25, 2009

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) today welcomed the unanimous adoption of the historic UN Security Council resolution 1887.

Stars align in quest to rid the world of nukes

Opinion article: September 24, 2009

When Barack Obama takes the unprecedented step of chairing the UN Security Council in New York tonight, he will be setting in motion a personal vision to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

North Korea's nuclear test: time for a test ban

Media release: May 25, 2009

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons this afternoon expressed grave concerns following reports of a nuclear test explosion in North Korea.