Nuclear weapons pose a threat greater than people realise.
The Doomsday Clock is at 5 minutes to midnight. 
Key resources are highlighted.
Go also to our Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) page. 
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was launched in  Australia on 23 April 2007, and globally in Geneva at the Prep-Com for the NPT.

Read about nuclear weapons and disarmament

A key Web site designed for students and others wanting information.
There is a useful PDF community resource kit from Canadian PGS. 

2008 commentary and articles 

 

Pulling back from the nuclear precipice   - John Langmore 18 Feb 2008. 

A useful article in Eureka Street, describing the current danger, by the President of UNAA. 

Towards a nuclear free world  Federation of American Scientists 13 Feb 2008. 

Their report Toward True Security calls for immediately declaring that the sole mission for U.S. nuclear weapons is to deter nuclear attack, for taking all nuclear weapons off launch-ready alert, and for reducing the U.S. nuclear arsenal to a total of 1000 warheads, including reserves. 

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Abolition 2000 

A key network of over 2000 organisations in 90 countries working for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons. Abolition now! is their focus on the crucial Non Proliferation Treaty review conference in May 2005.
A Model Convention for verifiable abolition of nuclear weapons. and the Lawyers committee on Nuclear Policy. 

Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy 

has been working since 1995 to promote effective approaches to international security, disarmament and arms control. 

A World Free of Nuclear Weapons - op ed in the Wall St Journal, 4 Jan 2007, P15

By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn 

City of Hiroshima 

presents its story of the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. It took only one US weapon of mass destruction.
Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, April 30 2003, made an Urgent Call for the Total abolition of Nuclear Weapons. He initiated the Mayors for Peace campaign to ban nuclear weapons. Read his 2005 Peace Declaration on the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of his city. 

City on fire from nuclear attack 

US war planners have ignored the fire damage that would result from a nuclear attack - a 2004 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article by Lynn Eden. 

Communities Against a Radioactive Environment 

Californian initiative in opposition to the Livermore nuclear weapons labs. 

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)  

The 12 states needed to ratify for it to come into force are: China, Colombia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Congo, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, The United States and Vietnam. 
MAPW is a good source for further information and links on this crucial treaty. The NGO Statement on the Treaty for the Third Article XIV Conference on Accelerating Entry-Into-Force - 5 September 2003. 

ElBaradei (IAEA Head) November 2004 evaluation 

A speech at Stanford university shows need for non-proliferation. See also his Seven steps to world security. 

Global Anti-Nuclear Alliance 

Has a range of useful references, including to the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinions on nuclear weapons; 
The Canberra Commission; 
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; 

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; 

The Gas Protocol of The Hague Convention 1925; 

The Nuremberg Principles; 

A Model Convention for verifiable abolition of nuclear weapons. and the Lawyers committee on Nuclear Policy. 

Global network against weapons and nuclear power in space 

This was formed in 1992. 

International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms 

Nuclear weapons: dismantling them by law. 

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) 

To build a groundswell of public opinion that will compel legislators to agree by 2010 to an international treaty to abolish verifiably all nuclear weapons by 2020. 

The International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW)

It has a depleted uranium (D U) campaign. 

Maralinga nuclear tests 50 years ago 

Visit Irati Wanti for an Aboriginal perspective. “We got people still suffering. You haven’t got one healthy child nowadays.” 

Mayors for Peace in Australia 

Supporting the international Mayors for Peace started by Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima. Download the Australian Mayors for Peace statement (PDF). 

Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW) 

A useful source of information relating to Australian uranium and weapons proliferation. 

New Agenda Coalition (Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South
Africa and Sweden) 

A new agenda for general and complete disarmament: towards a Nuclear-weapon-free world. The November 2003 UN General Assembly resolution. 

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 

Many resources, and an informative e-newsletter The Sunflower. 

Nuclear Information Project 

A public education project with the Federation of American Scientists that works to provide the public with access to declassified documents and analysis about nuclear weapons policy and operations. 

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 

The Federation of American Scientists has a useful description of the NPT.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has pages on non-proliferation.
Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, April 30 2003, made an Urgent Call for the Total abolition of Nuclear Weapons. He initiated the Mayors for Peace campaign to ban nuclear weapons. 
The United States has lead the process of destruction of this crucial regime. 
MAPW is leading the campaign in Australia. 
Briefings on the NPT are given by Oxford Research Group. 

Nuclear Threat Initiative 

Has a Global Security Newswire with daily news on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, terrorism and related issues reported by National Journal Group. 

Nuclear Weapons Abolition Treaty 

A model proposal and the reasons for it. 

Nuclear Winter 2008 - Catastrophic Climatic Consequences of Nuclear Conflict 

INESAP Information Bulletin #28 January 2008. Download PDF. 

Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament 

A forum for parliamentarians to share resources and information, develop cooperative strategies and engage in nuclear disarmament issues, initiatives and arenas. 

Project for Nuclear Awareness - USA 

A US coalition of several groups directed to educating on the dangers of nuclear weapons. 

Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs 

Pugwash Conferences bring together, from around the world, influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions for global problems. Revitalizing Nuclear Disarmament - 50th Anniversary statement - 7 July 2007. 

Reaching Critical Will 

Another key nuclear disarmament resource. 

Seven steps to world security - by Mohamed ElBaradei, February 2, 2005 

The NPT Review Conference, May 2005, brings world leaders together to focus on combating the threat of nuclear weapons. 

Ten myths about nuclear weapons 

By David Krieger and Angela McCracken, July 7 2003. 

Nuclear weapons - 2005

Institute for energy and Environmental Research 

Evaluation of uranium enrichment: March 2005 Newsletter 13(1) PDF file. 

Nuclear weapons material available around the world 

The quantity is growing: Nov/Dec 2004 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.  

Australia's nuclear Non-proliferation policy October 2005.

This policy emphasises the problems of nuclear weapons proliferation, without also addressing the associated need for nuclear disarmament. 

Australia's uranium enrichment activity 

Australian company Silex is working on uranium enrichment as part of its research on laser enrichment of elements. A Greenpeace PDF file report of 30 November 2004 evaluates the activity. 

More on nuclear weapons ...

The end of the Cold War has been postponed: The US and Russia were putting their nuclear weapons into storage. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.  Now they are developing new ones. Russia: 18 October 2007. 

The US Nuclear Posture Review (January 2002) spells out a strategy which incorporates nuclear capability into conventional war planning.