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Spread the word: why nuclear weapons need to go - 10th NPT RevCon edition
Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created. A single nuclear bomb detonated over a large city could kill more than a million people in a matter of seconds. More than fifty years after the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force, there are still nearly 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many ready to be used within minutes. Here are a few relevant links and a social media kit you can use to remind them, ahead of and during the meeting, of why nuclear weapons need to be eliminated now.
Social media kit:
Relevant links:
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Impact of nuclear weapons use
- Nuclear weapons and the collapse of healthcare systems: https://www.icanw.org/report_no_place_to_hide_nuclear_weapons_and_the_collapse_of_health_care_systems
- Catastrophic harm of nuclear weapons: https://www.icanw.org/catastrophic_harm
- Nuclear weapons effects on cities: https://www.icanw.org/modeling_the_effects_on_cities
- Interactive map website showing where nuclear weapons have been detonated and sharing survivors’ stories: https://www.icanw.org/nuclear_test_impacts
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Nuclear weapon policies
- Why NATO countries should join the TPNW: https://www.icanw.org/report_why_nato_members_should_join_the_un_nuclear_weapon_ban
- Five ways the UK undermined the NPT: https://www.icanw.org/five_ways_the_uk_is_undermining_the_npt
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Nuclear-weapon states are violating the NPT:
https://www.icanw.org/npt_compliance_papers_2022 - FAQ on Ukraine and nuclear weapons: https://www.icanw.org/faq_on_ukraine_and_nuclear_weapons
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Nuclear weapons costs and financing
- How much money is spent on nuclear weapons? 2021 nuclear weapons spending report: https://www.icanw.org/spending_report
- Private sector financing of nuclear weapon industry drops by $63 billion in 2020: https://www.icanw.org/63_billion_usd_drop_in_nuclear_weapons_investments
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Putting an end to the nuclear weapons era
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Addressing nuclear weapons legacies: opportunities for states to cooperate and engage towards shared humanitarian goals:
https://www.icanw.org/addressing_nuclear_weapons_legacies -
Vienna Declaration and Action Plan: Overview
https://www.icanw.org/vienna_declaration_action_plan_overview - 101 financial institutions say no to nuclear weapons: https://www.icanw.org/new_report_101_financial_institutions_have_restricted_investments_in_nuclear_weapons
- Our cities and nuclear weapons: https://cities.icanw.org/why_cities
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Addressing nuclear weapons legacies: opportunities for states to cooperate and engage towards shared humanitarian goals: