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Remembering Hiroshima: Should it ever be the future of humanity?

… bombings, has been advocating a total ban on nuclear weapons . He has also attended the First … Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in June 2022 and the G7 …

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70 Years on Red Cross Hospitals still treat Thousands of Atomic Bomb Survivors

… Long-term Health Consequences of Nuclear Weapons Prepared by the International … the long-term health effects of exposure to nuclear radiation. The Japanese Red Cross …

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Let us remember that disarmament saves lives, curbs arms race, moderates the inhumanity of war, and fosters peace

… advance the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons; and address the potential risks posed … in warfare; and  the existential danger that nuclear weapons pose to humanity as a whole: …

Statement

Majority of millennials see catastrophic war as real possibility, and believe there should be limits

… believe it is more likely than not that a nuclear attack will occur in the next decade. … And although 84 percent believe the use of nuclear weapons is never acceptable, 54 percent …

News release

50th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Treaty: Statement of Peter Maurer, President, ICRC

… adoption of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean 50 … This treaty was the first to create a nuclear weapon free zone over a populated …

Statement

Never again: Nagasaki must be the last atomic bombing

… Red Crescent Movement's long opposition to nuclear weapons and to commit to intensify efforts to ensure that nuclear weapons are never again used, and that …

Statement

We must not only remember the past but learn from it and take urgent action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again

… of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, New York, 1 May 2025 Chair, … for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons since 1945, when we witnessed …

Statement
Hiroshima after nuclear attack (1945). Copyright ICRC

Disarmament and non-proliferation are critical means to mitigate the impact of armed conflict

… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, … of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is a critical …

Statement

NPT States Parties must make urgent progress on implementing their obligations and commitments

… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – 31 July 2023 Excellencies, Ladies … (NPT), one where concrete progress towards nuclear disarmament is needed more than ever. …

Statement

Indirect Fire : A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons

… addresses a range of conventional artillery weapons firing explosive munitions, the use of … 200 mm were typically designed for firing nuclear projectiles at very long range, a role … Administration). 1977. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons. Available from DOD (Joint …

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