.DISARMAMENT & SECURITY.
Press Release January 24, 2019
On 24 January 1946, the very first resolution of the United Nations General Assembly called for the elimination of atomic weapons. Despite this historic decision, the nucleararmed States still continue to ignore this call and, on the contrary, are embarking on a new nuclear arms race.
Since the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1970, the United Nations initiatives for nuclear disarmament have multiplied, until the adoption by 122 countries on 7 July 2017 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In spite of these numerous resolutions and the commitment to nuclear disarmament by the NPT Nuclear-Weapon States enshrined in Article VI of the NPT, those states still reject the horizon of a world without nuclear weapons.
While the world stockpiles of nuclear weapons remain staggering, nuclear-armed states are developing new, more sophisticated and usable nuclear weapons that increase the risk of destruction of humanity caused intentionally (by nuclear war) or unintentionally (by human or technological error).
The threat of such destruction is now ranked among the highest for our planet.
In France, the absence of any objective debate on nuclear weapons suggests to public opinion that they would be an absolute guarantee of security. On the occasion of this anniversary of the first United Nations resolution, our leaders must become aware of the urgency of this situation and put an end to this absurd and suicidal nuclear arms race by finally committing to the path of general, progressive and controlled nuclear disarmament.
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Can we abolish all nuclear weapons?
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Let us remember the statement by Theodore Monod, French scientist and humanist in 1999: “Nuclear weapon is the accepted end of humanity”.
Signatory organizations
AFCDRP – French Association of Local Governments for Peace
michel.cibot@gmail.com
https://afcdrp.com/
AMFPGN – French Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
r.galinski@amfpgn.org
https://www.amfpgn.org/
GRIP – Research and Information Group on Peace and Security
IDN – Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament
idn.france.association@gmail.com
http://www.idn-france.org/
Mouvement de la Paix
national@mvtpaix.org
www.mvtpaix.org/
Pax Christi France
delegue@paxchristi.cef.fr
https://www.paxchristi.cef.fr/
Pugwash France
contact@pugwash.fr
pugwash.fr/