On January 12, 1987, twenty-two judges from all over West Germany, and from various jurisdictions, together formed a nonviolent blockade of the United States air base at Mutlangen, near Stuttgart, where the United States has deployed Pershing II nuclear missiles.…
Testimony of Meindert J F Stelling
Testimony of Meindert J F Stelling LL. M. Captain of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (ret.) Stationsstraat 21c 2405 BL Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands ANNOUNCING THAT YOU WILL REFUSE ORDERS CONCERNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS As a military officer I never…
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists September/October 1996,
And now, abolition Vol 52, No. 5 By Peter Weiss In its prolonged deliberations on the nuclear weapons case, the World Court labored mightily. It did not bring forth a mouse, as some had predicted, but a great victory for…
Eliminating Nuclear Arsenals: The NPT Pledge and What It Means
By Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York, New York 10017. Given to the All-Party Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation, House of Commons, London, 3rd July 2000. Not long ago, the UN’s Messenger for Peace Michael…
Using as an example the effect on Britain of a Trident sized force
The Use of Trident in War By Paul Rogers, September 2000 Although there are few details of British nuclear targeting policy in the public domain, it is possible to indicate the effects of an attack by a Trident-sized nuclear force…
Lethal Arrogance: Human Fallibility and Dangerous Technologies
The Cold War was over years ago and the world, as far as the major powers are concerned, is now apparently at peace. But appearances can be deceptive By Dr. Lloyd Dumas A decade ago, when the Cold…
A 2012 SUMMARY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM’S POSITION ON THE LEGALITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY TRIDENT PLOUGHSHARES
Trident Ploughshares was asked by the Scottish Government to prepare a summary of the UK’s position on the legality of Trident. We have done this as fairly as possible by taking quotes direct from the Written Statement to the International…
Trident and Nuclear Law by Rupert Ticehurst
1. Introduction: On 15 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution 49/75K agreeing to submit an advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal status of nuclear weapons. The request submitted to the…
Disarming Trident: Legality, Morality & Protest in the UK
Angie Zelter [Disarmament Diplomacy, September 1998, pp.11-13.] Introduction In early July, the British Labour Government published a Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the most comprehensive review of the UK’s defence forces and requirements since the end of the Cold War. Two…