World Council of Churches, Central Committee 26 August – 2 September 2009 Geneva, Switzerland “The production and deployment as well as the use of nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and must be condemned on ethical and theological grounds.” -William Thompson, Presbyterian Church USA, Vancouver Assembly, 1983 The international community is in a season of hope. Eminent world and …
Nuclear Accountants Back in Business
Author Ernie Regehr Published by the Waterloo Region Record Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once famously derided the “nuclear accountants” and the arcane counting rules that typically accompany nuclear arms control efforts. He had a point — but the nuclear accountants are back because, happily, nuclear arms control has returned to the public policy agenda with sufficient prominence to once again …
Contexts for Progress
Author Paul Rogers Paul Rogers works in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford Each of the panelists at the Consultation on NATO Nuclear Policy, National Missile Defence & Alternative Security Arrangement, held in Ottawa on September 28-31, 2001, was asked to submit a short paper relating to the topic of their presentation. The other Consultation participants were asked …
Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament Priorities
Author Eugene J. Carroll, Jr. Rear Admiral Eugene J. Carroll, Jr., is Deputy Director, Center for Defense Information Each of the panelists at the Consultation on NATO Nuclear Policy, National Missile Defence & Alternative Security Arrangement, held in Ottawa on September 28-31, 2001, was asked to submit a short paper relating to the topic of their presentation. The other Consultation …