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January Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Highlights Nuclear Weapons Modernization
January 14, 2019
The Russian [nuclear] modernization program was spurred by the US withdrawal, under President George W. Bush in 2002, from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which Moscow had for four decades regarded as a central pillar of strategic stability. Moscow’s subsequent failure to reach a new agreement with the United States on missile defenses, and the collapse […]
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Canada foot-dragging on nuclear disarmament
June 5, 2017
In a 31 May article in the Hill Times, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament Douglas Roche castigates the Canadian government for continuing to drag its feet on nuclear disarmament, even as over 130 UN member states are in the midst of negotiating a legally binding treaty to ban nuclear weapons. For a subscriber link to […]
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We call on Canada to step up on nuclear disarmament
November 2, 2016
The following article by RI President and former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, Peggy Mason, appeared in the influential Hill Times Wednesday, 2 Nov 2016. It elaborates on her earlier Statement released immediately after UN First Committee vote. Canada Says No to Historic UN Vote on Nuclear Disarmament The negotiation to be launched by this resolution […]
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Nuclear Security requires Nuclear Disarmament
April 2, 2016
by Peggy Mason, Rideau Institute President and a former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament Leaders from more than 50 countries including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Washington on Thursday and Friday at a Nuclear Security Summit dedicated to keeping nuclear bomb making materials out of the hands of terrorists. To stave off this horrifying […]
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