On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nukes tell your government that it is time to begin negotiations for a ban on nuclear weapons.
September 26 marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, established by the General Assembly in 2013 ‘to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a high priority’. However the current status of nuclear affairs does not seem to reflect the UN’s stated ‘commitment’.
While the nuclear-armed states are ramping up the modernizations of their nuclear arsenals at an alarming rate, the number of near-accidents and security failures at nuclear weapon facilities are on the rise and the investments on securing those facilities are failing to adequately address the security gaps.
More than 110 states committed to work to prohibiting and eliminating nuclear weapons by supporting the Humanitarian Pledge. With so many countries calling for a new legal instrument it is time to begin negotiations!
