Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now! CNDP Statement on Anniversary of Pokharan Tests

Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now! CNDP Statement on Anniversary of Pokharan Tests

After 18 years of the nuclear tests, the security that the atomic weapons were supposed to bestow on us is conspicuously missing and South Asia is becoming more dangerous with each passing day. India has become the world's largest arms importer, with a share of 14 per cent in the entire world's weapons' trade. Between 2006–10 and 2011–15, India's weapons imports have grown by 90 per cent. Similarly, Pakistan's defence budget has also seen a steep rise. Evidently, the claims of nuclear weapons supporters that these lethal weapons would bring security and stability to the region have proven to be untrue.
Leak In Kakrapar Nuclear Plant Serious, Independent Inquiry Needed: CNDP Statement

Leak In Kakrapar Nuclear Plant Serious, Independent Inquiry Needed: CNDP Statement

The plant authorities claim that there has been no radiation leak. While, we very much hope that this is the case, we would like to urge the NPCIL to ensure the protection of workers at the plant who are involved in cleaning up the spilled heavy water. By its very nature, some of the heavy water that is in the primary coolant circuit would have been absorbed neutrons to be converted into tritiated water. Tritium is a radioactive isotope and thus the tritiated water will be automatically radioactive.
CNDP Statement on Nuclear test by North Korea

CNDP Statement on Nuclear test by North Korea

The Coalition of Nuclear Disarmament and Peace(CNDP) strongly condemns the nuclear weapons test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The North Korean regime, which is highly authoritarian and militarist, has tried to consolidate itself internally through such aggressive moves. Carried out in defiance of the opinions of international citizens groups desirous of peace, this display of nuclear bravado will only embolden the nuclear hawks in other countries, including the United States, Japan and South Korea, thereby promoting the possibility of further nuclear weapons acquisition while adding fuel to regional and global militarization and arms racing.