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Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament Nuclear Weapons

Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament

Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Central Asian states mark the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty with a joint foreign ministers' statement Credit: Kazakhstan MFA TOKYO, Japan, Sep 11 2026 (IPS) - Twenty…
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September 11, 2026
DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk Nuclear Weapons

DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk

The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals. The area was the original source of uranium ore for the first nuclear weapons built by the US’s Manhattan Project (1942 and 1947). Two atomic…
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September 10, 2026
Are there nuclear weapons hidden in space? Why a 60-year ban on space nukes has been impossible to enforce Nuclear Weapons

Are there nuclear weapons hidden in space? Why a 60-year ban on space nukes has been impossible to enforce

Sharmila Kuthunur is an independent space journalist based in Bengaluru, India. Her work has also appeared in Scientific American, Science, Astronomy and Space.com, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. Follow her on BlueSky @skuthunur.bsky.social Read More
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September 7, 2026
Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and Remediation Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and Remediation

Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Youth, Youth Thought Leaders Nuclear Disarmament Oemwa Johnston, a fourth-generation nuclear survivor from Kiribati Island. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS UNITED…
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September 7, 2026
Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research Nuclear Weapons

Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research

Yard sign opposing the proposed University of Michigan/Los Alamos National Laboratory computing center in Ypsilanti Township. Elinor Epperson / Michigan Advance Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The University of Michigan’s proposed computing facility in Ypsilanti Township is the…
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September 4, 2026
U.N. spotlights nuclear weapon states’ refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time Nuclear Weapons

U.N. spotlights nuclear weapon states’ refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time

UNITED NATIONS — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race. U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the U.N. General Assembly that…
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September 1, 2026
Nigeria Has No Nuclear Weapons, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Jimoh Ibrahim Tells UN Nuclear Weapons

Nigeria Has No Nuclear Weapons, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Jimoh Ibrahim Tells UN

Jimoh Ibrahim, who is Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said that He argued that the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of states should not prevent international action against countries that engage in nuclear-weapon testing or possess weapons of mass destruction. The post Nigeria Has No Nuclear Weapons...Read…
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August 31, 2026