Two-thirds of the world’s countries support the #TPNW. Here is some key information about the 2019 #nuclearban monitor ➡️ bit.ly/2oOdxRJ

“I speak because I feel it is my responsibility as someone who has intimate knowledge of what these horrific things can do to human beings,” Thurlow said. “I consider it my moral responsibility.” #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #activism news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Extreme caution is always warranted where nukes are concerned, but what is the actual risk of rogue nuclear bombs pose? How well guarded are they, and what could someone do if they got their hands on them? #nuclearweapons #rogue popularmechanics.com/military/weapo…

"This treaty embodies a near-global consensus on the basic proposition that international peace and security would be strengthened in a world free from the existence or proliferation of nuclear weapons." indepthnews.net/index.php/arma…

Russia said on Friday there was no longer enough time left for Moscow and Washington to negotiate a full-fledged replacement for the New START nuclear arms control treaty before it expires in February 2021. reuters.com/article/us-rus…

Roger Waters holds up a mock $1 million note and says that we have a choice: "We can either spend this million bucks on this – MAD, mutually assured destruction. Or on this: kids, our future, the planet, education, equality." nuclearweaponsmoney.org/news/roger-wat…

'All nations should declare that nuclear weapons must be destroyed. This is to save ourselves and the planet.' dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…

The region and the world are undoubtedly safer because of the decisions made in the 1990s to relinquish South Africa’s nuclear program. nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-…

During his speech, #PopeFrancis took aim at #nuclearweapons use as a deterrent and insisted peace is incompatible with the "fear of mutual destruction or the threat of total annihilation." bbc.com/news/world-asi…

“The whole reason we do this is to support charity in Kazakhstan. I think it is absolutely fantastic because none of the money goes to us, even though we work very hard. Every penny goes to the charities." astanatimes.com/2019/11/nur-su…

"There's a real need to preempt these kinds of dangerous scenarios and go after these #stockpiles," says Areg Danagoulian, an MIT nuclear scientist. "And that really means a verified dismantlement of the weapons themselves." bigthink.com/technology-inn…

The majority of Soviet #nuclear tests were carried out at the Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS) in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. 456 #atomic and thermonuclear devices were tested at #Semipalatinsk, many of them atmospheric tests. nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sovi…

"We will continue our efforts in 2020 for the sake of peace, for #humanity and for a world free from the #nuclear threat,” Kuyukov said. theatomproject.org/2019/12/atom-p…

Clean-up budgets should be increasing, not decreasing, because the longer it takes to clean-up these sites, the longer workers and nearby residents are being exposed to dangerous nuclear and hazardous material. allthingsnuclear.org/guest-commenta…

#Kazakhstan provides healthcare for children born in affected areas, but no other programs recognize and compensate for the harm caused directly on second-generation #survivors. icanw.org/around_the_wor…

In a statement, #Iran said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development- effectively pulling out of the 2015 #nuclear deal. bbc.com/news/world-mid…

It's the disaster for which no city is prepared: A #nuclearbomb strikes the US, triggering a blinding flash of light, a giant orange fireball, building-toppling shockwaves, and dangerous nuclear #fallout. iflscience.com/editors-blog/a…

Experts say reaching a trilateral deal within a year is highly unlikely. And some worry that Trump's focus on a bigger deal risks upending the existing treaty with Russia, which could lead to a new #armsrace. npr.org/2020/01/01/792…

“I can’t forget the shock of hearing this song for the first time... hearing the cry of the souls of those who had suffered from #nuclearweapons… all the people there were sharing their sorrows from the bottom of their hearts." astanatimes.com/2020/01/kazakh…

Across the U.S., cities like Seattle, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs and others have adopted a Back from the Brink resolution, which puts forward five policy goals aimed at reducing the threat of #nuclearwar. truthout.org/articles/citie…