Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Another Nukes initiative - Global Zero
The Global Zero campaign aims to secure the complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the world through a step-by-step plan. The campaign was launched at a conference in Paris on 8-9 December. I note that one prominent signatory is a certain David Owen, which will raise scorched eyebrows in veterans of the ‘Alliance’ defence policy bunfights preceding the LibDem phoenix.
With the backing of such people as Zbigniew Brzezinkski , Her Majesty Queen Noor , Muhammad Yunus, and Jimmy Carter this one cannot be dismissed as fringe starry eyed radicals. What should our party do to take this initiative into account in evolving our own defence policy? Which is still something we largely seem to be ignoring…
One of the decisions the new Obama administration will have to make is whether to continue with the development of a new generation of Nuclear warheads. Some of the signatories of Global Zero signed an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal back in November 2007.
The 2010 nonproliferation treaty renegotiations are not that far away…
One hundred international political, military, business, and civic leaders from across political lines launched a new initiative today in Paris to eliminate nuclear weapons globally to combat the threat of proliferation and nuclear terrorism. Called Global Zero, the initiative will combine high-level policy work with global public outreach to achieve a binding agreement to eliminate all nuclear weapons through phased and verified reductions.
Each leader has signed a Global Zero declaration calling for a binding, verifiable agreement to eliminate all nuclear weapons by a date certain.
With the backing of such people as Zbigniew Brzezinkski , Her Majesty Queen Noor , Muhammad Yunus, and Jimmy Carter this one cannot be dismissed as fringe starry eyed radicals. What should our party do to take this initiative into account in evolving our own defence policy? Which is still something we largely seem to be ignoring…
One of the decisions the new Obama administration will have to make is whether to continue with the development of a new generation of Nuclear warheads. Some of the signatories of Global Zero signed an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal back in November 2007.
The 2010 nonproliferation treaty renegotiations are not that far away…
Labels: Global Zero, nuclear weapons, proliferation
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