Disarmament
Welcome to Disarming Our Planet. This supplement to the UUA International Blog is devoted to building our knowledge of disarmament efforts then and now, with the goal of helping to create a more peaceful world with much fewer weapons.
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The risks of functionally delegating complex tasks – and associated decisions – to sensors and data-driven algorithms is one of the central issues of our time, with serious implications across sectors and societies. Nowhere are these more acute than in relation to decisions to kill, injure and destroy.
By International Committee of the Red Cross | September 17, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Peace & Conflict -
This blog post examines the consequences of lethal drones and autonomous weapons systems, on the rise in state and non-state weapons systems around the world.
By Joanne Dufour | September 5, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: International Peace & Conflict, International Engagement & Building Peace -
This blog is dedicated to the upcoming anniversary of a landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the work done by the Canadian Government and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines in their efforts to implement the treaty.
By Joanne Dufour | August 22, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: International Peace & Conflict, International Engagement & Building Peace -
Human beings and nuclear weapons cannot co-exist. I am writing from downtown Nagasaki where I have been attending the 2018 World Conference Against Atom and Hydrogen Bombs. Three days ago, we commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. There, on a hot, clear August...
By Jerald Ross | August 15, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: International Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace -
While there are a range of disarmament treaties that merit discussion, these are some recent ones mentioned in the news, explained here more fully for our readers’ clarification. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons July 1st of this year marked the 50th anniversary of the 1968...
By Joanne Dufour | July 18, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace -
Many governments often spend millions in order to strengthen their armed forces (or billions in the case of the United States), there are 22 nations that have made the decision to have no army at all.
By Joanne Dufour | July 4, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: International Peace & Conflict, International Engagement & Building Peace -
This blog is in tribute to the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival in commemoration of the Poor People’s March 50 years ago organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference under Martin Luther King’s leadership. Learning of the pillars supporting the Poor...
By Joanne Dufour | June 21, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: Anti-Racism, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Nuclear Disarmament -
Jerry Ross, UU-UNO Envoy at First Parish in Bedford, MA, reports on his experiences attending nuclear disarmament conferences in New York City.
By Jerald Ross | June 6, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace -
This week's post in Disarming Our Planet is a statement by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, reposted here from https://www.icrc.org/en/document/nuclear-weapons-averting-global-catast… ICRC's website as an appeal to States, global leaders, and citizens.
By International Committee of the Red Cross | May 23, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace -
How do you ever get the membership of the United Nations to sit down and talk about disarmament and even set off a large enough public response to have a significant downsizing of nuclear arsenals as a result? All we need is another Homer Jack. “And who is he?” you ask. Certainly not a commonly...
By Joanne Dufour | May 9, 2018 | From DisarmamentTagged as: Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace