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Nuclear Abolition News | IPS
By Haider Rizvi

UNITED NATIONS - The new U.S. plan to maintain and improve its nuclear weapons complex is likely to hinder international efforts to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction, say independent analysts who have watched a series of U.N.-led talks on nuclear proliferation and disarmament for years. [P]

Nuclear Abolition News | IPS
By Eli Clifton

WASHINGTON - The meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) June 21-25 in New Zealand brought statements of concern over China's planned nuclear deal with Pakistan, but U.S. State Department officials avoided taking a strong position on the deal when pressed by reporters. [P] ARABIC | FRENCH | JAPANESE PDF - TEXT VERSION

Nuclear Abolition News | IPS
Interview of DAISAKU IKEDA, president of Soka Gakkai International 

A meeting called for 2012 on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons is likely to run into difficulties, says Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI). ARABIC | FRENCH

Nuclear Abolition News | IDN Special

IDN-InDepth NewsInterview of Daisaku Ikeda

An eminent Buddhist thinker, Daisaku Ikeda, has called for an early start of negotiations for a global treaty to abolish nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, to coincide -- ideally -- with the 70th anniversary of the atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [P] CHINESE Tra | CHINESE Sim | GERMAN | ITALIAN | JAPANESE PDF - TEXT VERSION | SPANISH | TURKISH | URDU

Nuclear Abolition News | IPS
By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The road to a nuclear weapons-free world is apparently paved with good intentions - but littered with plenty of platitudes and empty promises. [P] JAPANESE PDF | TEXT VERSION

Nuclear Abolition News | IDN

By Ernest Corea

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WASHINGTON DC (IDN) – Gloom-and-doom headlines in the waning days of the 2010 review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) caused many observers to assume that negotiations would collapse in deadlock, but the Final Declaration of the conference was adopted without dissent. Consensus on potentially contentious issues was a significant milestone on the path toward nuclear disarmament. [P] JAPANESE PDF | TEXT VERSION

Nuclear Abolition News | IDN
By Jamshed Baruah
IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis

BERLIN (IDN) – While the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sounds rather upbeat on the outcome of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference that wrapped up on May 28, official Washington’s reaction is rather critical of some important parts of the 28-page final document.

Nuclear Abolition News | IDN

By Fareed Mahdy

IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis

ISTANBUL (IDN) – Arab delegates to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review conference in New York (May 3-28), are confronted with strong U.S. resistance to their demand for a nuclear weapons free Middle East.

Nuclear Abolition News | IPS
By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, a former U.N. under-secretary-general, offered a piece of advice to anti-nuclear activists campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons: "Don't depend on governments - and don't depend on the United Nations." [P] JAPANESE PDF - TEXT VERSION

Nuclear Abolition News | IPS

By Johan Galtung *

BRUSSELS (IPS) There are three major issues concerning nuclear weapons, all very difficult: disarmament-nonproliferation, military use, and theological significance. But there is a universal remedy: solve the underlying conflicts. Achieving disarmament through peace is much easier than achieving peace through disarmament. [P] JAPANESE PDF - TEXT VERSION