Nukes of Hazard
Six times a year fully assembled nuclear warheads are transported on UK roads from Berkshire to southern Scotland. These nuclear convoys go through our towns and cities, passing by homes, schools,...
View ArticleParliamentary briefing on the latest UN nuclear disarmament talks (OEWG)
The United Nations Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Nuclear Disarmament completed its second and most substantive session in Geneva earlier this month. At Westminster on 24th May, the All Party...
View ArticleUK boycotts UN nuclear disarmament talks while world recognises Hiroshima and...
As the world commemorates Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day, the UK government continues to boycott disarmament talks that could prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future. Talks at the United...
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ICAN meet people across the country to discuss nuclear convoys
ICAN-UK has finished a round of public meetings across the country raising public awareness of the fact that nuclear weapons are routinely driven through British towns and cities. Birmingham meeting...
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ICAN-UK observes Hiroshima Day at community gathering
ICAN-UK attended and spoke at a meeting of Soka Gakkai International on 6th August to mark Hiroshima Day. The event, organised by the UK branch of the international Buddhist organisation, featured...
View ArticleReport launch: Nukes of Hazard – The Nuclear Bomb Convoys on our Roads
The British public is being put at grave risk of a nuclear weapon accident and radiation leak according to a report published today. The report says that serious accidents involving convoys which...
View ArticleDo no harm? An Australian view of the UK’s position on nuclear disarmament
Tim Wright of ICAN Australia writes in response to the UK’s statement to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday 14 October 2016: On Friday, the United Kingdom’s disarmament ambassador, Matthew...
View ArticleUK and US ambassadors ‘fist-bump’ after speech against banning nuclear weapons
The UK’s disarmament ambassador Dr Matthew Rowland was seen fist-bumping his US counterpart after speaking at the United Nations against a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. His speech, given on Friday at...
View ArticlePress Release: Majority of states agree to ban nuclear weapons at the United...
UK refuses to participate in treaty negotiations New York, 7 July 2017: Negotiations of a new international treaty that bans nuclear weapons concluded at the United Nations today as the treaty was...
View ArticleThe Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: What was agreed and why the...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted at the United Nations in New York in July 2017 by an overwhelming majority of states. As well as making nuclear weapons clearly...
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