Protest & Survive: CPDCS Statement for Dec.11 International Day of Action Against AUKUS

Battleship war ship corvette with helicopter on deck performing military exercises in Baltic Sea. Warship boat carrying helicopter sailing in beautiful blue sea. Military warship, Russian Navy

Protest & Survive: CPDCS Statement for Dec.11 International Day of Action Against AUKUS December 7, 2021  Resistance is the antidote to injustice and tragedy. Today when an accident or miscalculation in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the Black and Baltic Seas, or along the Ukrainian-Russian boarder could trigger great power and potentially nuclear … Read more

The U.S., NATO and Russia: Arms Races, Confrontations & Common Security Alternatives

The U.S., NATO and Russia: Arms Races, Confrontations & Common Security Alternatives Dec. 7, 2021 Webinar with Alexey Gromyko, Kate Hudson and Daryl Kimball Watch the recording herePasscode: h4e?4u%a “The risk of an accidental war breaking out between Russia and the West is greater than at any time during the Cold War, Britain’s most senior military … Read more

In The Run up to the Biden Putin Summit

Historic black-and-white photograph of the Operation Crossroads Baker nuclear test, showing a massive mushroom cloud rising above the ocean after an underwater atomic explosion.

The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race The writer is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau. A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending– following on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists recent decision that their Doomsday … Read more

Alternatives to the Pentagon’s China Nightmares

China and USA Flags

This is a moment to be pressing President Biden and those around him to embrace a no first strike doctrine, for Congress to defund the land-based ICBMs and other nuclear first strike weapons, to initiate negotiation of an Asia-Pacific Freeze to halt the suicidal arms race. JOSEPH GERSONNovember 6, 2021 I’m embarrassed for my friends when … Read more

The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race

Historic black-and-white photograph of the Operation Crossroads Baker nuclear test, showing a massive mushroom cloud rising above the ocean after an underwater atomic explosion.

By Joseph Gerson The writer is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau. Credit: US government NEW YORK, Jun 9 2021 (IPS) – A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending– following on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists … Read more

President Biden and Putin: Re-Imagine and Secure Humanity’s Future

Russia-Statement

We join the world in the hope that the June 16 Geneva summit meeting between Presidents Biden and Putin will be successful. Given that human survival lies in the balance of U.S.-Russian relations and tensions, we need more than an exchange of views and cautious steps to improve strategic stability. For humanity’s sake, we urge … Read more

2021 Toward August’s NPT Review Conference

2021 Toward AuAugust NPT Review Conference

Check out this excellent  webinar on international nuclear disarmament. It includes Russian, Chinese, Israeli, Iranian and U.S. speakers and took place on February 23, 2021. You can also watch the video at: Copy the link below to share this recording with viewers:https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/LxP2giWzrMm8CajpIyhylidPJ1oryLqT1iRq_SjrrYgcigpCYXjTIzKdJXslu0Ck.drLs4nhhsCroBbh3  Passcode: 1krxD=+b Or listen to the audio at:  https://online-file-storage.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/INDA-webinar.mp4

The Whys & Promise of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Dr. Joseph Gerson

Nuclear Ban

Dr. Joseph Gerson* On Friday, January 22, people in cities and towns across in the United States and around the world, will  celebrate the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). These gathering, online and elsewhere, stand in sharp contrast with the electric sense of fear felt by policy … Read more