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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

A Pakistani-made Shaheen-III missile, that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, are displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
June 17, 2024, 9:36 am
Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions ratchet up, studies show
NATO in talks on deploying more nukes, citing threat from Russia and China; Iran steps up its uranium enrichment while Saudis eye civilian nuclear program
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via teleconference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on March 3, 2022. (Andrey Gorshkov/Sputnik/AFP)
March 9, 2022, 8:58 am
Putin’s nuclear threats ‘extremely dangerous’ blackmail, watchdog says
Head of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says Russian president’s warnings are meant to instill fear in the whole world and deter anyone from helping in Ukraine
By Nina Larson
The mushroom cloud from Ivy Mike (codename given to the test) rises above the Pacific Ocean over the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands on November 1, 1952 at 7:15 am (local time). It was the world's first test of a full-scale thermonuclear device, in which part of the explosive yield comes from nuclear fusion. (AP Photo/Los Alamos National Laboratory)
January 22, 2021, 2:58 pm
1st treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into force, ratified by just 61 nations
Accords opposed by 9 countries known or believed to possess nuclear weapons — US, Russia, Britain, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel — as well as NATO
By Edith M. Lederer
Illustrative: A test of a medium-range nuclear-capable cruise missile, launched from the US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island, California, on August 18, 2019. (YouTube screen capture)
August 18, 2020, 9:47 pm
US, Russia still at odds over new nuclear arms treaty
Amid talks over inclusion of China in new deal, US negotiator says ‘we do remain far apart on a number of key issues’
By David Rising
Beatrice Fihn, executive director of 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), poses next to the ICAN logo at their headquarters during an interview with AFP on November 30, 2017 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice COFFRINI)
December 6, 2017, 6:59 am
Ban the bomb and nukes will quickly fizzle out, Nobel winner predicts
ICAN head Beatrice Fihn says attitudes can shift quickly, pointing to extinction of indoor smoking in just 10 years
By Nina Larson
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN executive director Beatrice Fihn (L) and member of the steering committee Grethe Ostern celebrate with champagne after ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran, on October 6, 2017 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
November 30, 2017, 8:45 pm
Ambassadors of Western nuclear powers to snub Nobel ceremony
Head of anti-nuke group set to receive prize says decision by US, UK and France not to send top envoys shows its campaign is working
By AFP
Nuclear disarmament group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) executive director Beatrice Fihn answers a question during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on October 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
October 14, 2017, 12:52 am
Nobel peace laureates denounce Trump’s Iran move
Disarmament campaigners awarded this year’s prize say decertifying 2015 agreement ‘increases global risk of nuclear use’
By AFP
In this file photo from September 13, 2017, activists from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) protest against the conflict between North Korea and the USA with masks of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, right, and US president Donald Trump, left, in front of the US embassy in Berlin, Germany. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)
October 6, 2017, 6:40 pm
Nobel says to Korea nuke players: We are watching
Historian of prize says granting of award to ICAN meant to nudge US, North Korea toward negotiations, shows ‘coded support’ for Iran deal
By Ted Anthony
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference during a defense ministers meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on February 5, 2015. (AFP Photo/John Thys)
October 6, 2017, 6:29 pm
NATO, Kremlin defend nuclear deterrence after ICAN Nobel win
Calling for ‘verifiable and balanced reduction of nuclear weapons,’ NATO chief warns full disarmament approach irresponsible in light of global security ‘realities’
By AFP and AP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally for Alabama Republican Senator Luther Strange in Huntsville, Alabama, on September 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
October 6, 2017, 5:31 pm
Trump presidency makes people worried about nuclear arms, Nobel winners say
Japanese survivors of Hiroshima, Nagasaki welcome peace prize award for ICAN, urge greater cooperation in bid to rid world of nukes
By AFP
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN executive director Beatrice Fihn (L) and member of the steering committee Grethe Ostern celebrate with champagne after ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran, on October 6, 2017 in Geneva. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
October 6, 2017, 2:34 pm
Nobel winners say ‘moment is now’ to ban nuclear weapons
Disarmament group ICAN dedicates prize to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, says ‘all nations should reject these weapons completely’
By AFP
In this picture taken on September 13, 2017, activists of the International campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) wear masks of US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as they demonstrate in front of the US embassy in Berlin. (AFP/dpa/Britta Pedersen)
October 6, 2017, 1:10 pm
ICAN: Staunch campaigners for an end to nuclear weapons
Founded a decade ago, Nobel Peace Prize winning group works with NGOs in 101 countries to press governments to get rid of the bomb
By Nina Larson
The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen, announces on October 06, 2017 in Oslo, that the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the nuclear disarmament group ICAN for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. (AFP PHOTO / NTB Scanpix / Heiko JUNGE )
October 6, 2017, 12:17 pm
Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize
Award seen as a message to Trump who wants to rip up Iran agreement, but also no recognition for Iran nuclear deal architects who were the early favorites
By Patrick Galey and ToI Staff
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