Stockpile of nuclear weapons available for use is increasing
The nine nuclear-armed states had a combined arsenal of 12,705 nuclear warheads at the beginning of 2022.
10 Apr 2022
Ukraine and the nuclear temperature
BLOG POST: The tragedy of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the suffering of Ukrainian civilians faced with the siege tactics of Russian ground and air forces has also served to raise the nuclear temperature.
04 Mar 2022
The United Kingdom plans to violate the NPT
The UK Government announced on 16 March that it will massively increase its nuclear arsenal and thus its military ability to obliterate cities around the world.
17 Mar 2021
The TPNW has entered into force
On 22 January 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force as binding, international law for its first 50 states parties. This marked a milestone in the global community’s efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons.
22 Jan 2021
Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2020 launched
Eyes on Europe as treaty banning nuclear weapons enters into force.
12 Jan 2021
Eight recommendations for the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW
Recommendations for the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW
05 Jan 2021
The legality of uranium mining and export under the TPNW
Several states that mine and export uranium have adhered to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), including Kazakhstan, Namibia, and South Africa.
13 Mar 2020
New NPA report on participation in multilateral disarmament meetings
Who actually participates in multilateral disarmament meetings?
04 Mar 2020
Sobering study on consequences of India-Pakistan nuclear-war
A new study by Brian Toon, Alan Robock and others, published early October 2019 in Science Advances, provides sobering insight into the consequences of a potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan.
14 Oct 2019
Setting the deadline for nuclear weapon destruction under the TPNW
The First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW will be obligated to set the deadlines for the destruction of a state party’s nuclear weapons and for the removal of a foreign state’s nuclear weapons (hosting arrangements).
08 Oct 2019