The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Shares His Story and Makes Compelling Case Against Nuclear Weapons
December 5, 2014
The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov shares his personal suffering as a result of nuclear weapons testing in a moving editorial in The Diplomat and makes a compelling call for the world to remember the damage nuclear testing has wrought and to end nuclear weapons testing and development.
We Must Step Back From the Nuclear Precipice
Nuclear weapons have already exacted a terrible toll. Now, more than ever, this must be remembered.
By Karipbek Kuyukov
December 05, 2014
The Cold War – and the constant fear of nuclear war – were among the darkest periods in humanity’s history. We had all hoped that those days were behind us.
But in recent months, we have seen a disturbing revival of tensions between Russia and the West. Old wounds have been re-opened. There is talk of a return to Cold War brinkmanship and even development of new nuclear weapons. The slow but steady progress made towards ending the nuclear threat is in danger of being reversed. We need to step back from this precipice.