Europe

Death of nuclear veteran Jean-Louis Valatx

We write to pass on the sad news of the death of Dr. Jean-Louis Valatx, honorary president of the Association des Vétérans des Essais Nucléaires (AVEN) - the French association of nuclear test veterans. Read more »

Non-proliferation commission meets in Sydney

The international community must wake up to the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation, the Australian chairman of a new disarmament body says.

"The scale of the havoc and the devastation that can be wreaked by one major nuclear weapon alone puts 9/11 and almost everything else into the category of insignificance." - Gareth Evans.

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IPPNW student conference: Target Earth

ICAN's international affiliate, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is holding its 19th IPPNW European Student Conference in Amsterdam from November 27 to November 30 with the theme Target Earth. Read more »

New disarmament Commission set to meet in Sydney

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.
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