ATOMIC ANNIVERSARY, NUCLEAR TREATY TO FORM FOCUS OF YEAR’S ACTIVITIES

PEACE QUEST CAMPAIGN BRIEFING Number One, February 2005

Six decades after the atomic bombing of Japan, the nuclear menace to peace and security remains high. Fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, 30,000 nuclear weapons remain in the possession of at least nine states. Hundreds of tons of nuclear material – posing a threat to the environment and a temptation to terrorists – lie scattered across continents. Nuclear ‘modernization’ is continuing apace. And diplomatic efforts to reverse these trends are in disarray. More...