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The ATOM Project in Anti-Nuclear Weapons Event at U.S. Senate
U.S. legislators from both sides of the aisle, representatives of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), The ATOM Project and more than 200 others gathered in the Russell Senate Building Feb. 27 for an evening meant to encourage anti-nuclear weapons dialogue and, according to PNND who organized the event hosted by U.S. Senator and…
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Nuclear Fallout Colors Pro-Test Ban Artist’s Memories
From Roll Call Newspaper – Standing up against nuclear weapons testing seems like a common-sense thing today. But the world was a very different place when renowned artist and test ban advocate Karipbek Kuyukov began down that very road nearly a quarter-century ago. Kuyukov, who currently serves as honorary ambassador for the ATOM Project, told…
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Kazakhstan’s role in global action against nuclear weapons
From EU Reporter – Kazakhstan’s efforts to advance global nuclear disarmament overall and specifically through The ATOM Project were in focus of German politicians and experts who came together for a Dec. 3 conference in Berlin at one of this country’s most respected institutions. The conference, titled ‘Kazakhstan’s Role in Global Action against Nuclear Weapons’…
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2014: United We Count, United We Are Stronger and United We Will Succeed
By Roman Vassilenko, Ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan As we count the last few hours of the year of 2013, we at The ATOM Project team would like to wish everybody peace, prosperity and, above all else, a future free from the threat of nuclear annihilation. 2013 has been a significant…
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The ATOM Project’s Documentary to Air on WorldDocs TV Show
The ATOM Project’s documentary examining the history of nuclear weapons testing in Kazakhstan and what we can do to end the nuclear threat today will air on the Fairfax public access television show WORLDDOCS. (cable channel 10 in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties in Virginia) on Monday, Dec. 16th at 10:00 AM,…
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Berlin conference highlights German political, social and scholarly support for Kazakhstan’s global nuclear disarmament efforts
BERLIN Dec. 3 – A conference titled, “Kazakhstan’s Role in Global Action against Nuclear Weapons,” took place Dec. 3 in Berlin at the Academy of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The conference also featured a photo and art exhibition detailing the consequences of Soviet-era nuclear tests at Kazakhstan’s now-closed Semipalatinsk nuclear test. The ATOM Project Dec.…
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Kazakhstan-Japan antinuclear exhibition
A joint exhibition by Japanese designer Hiromi Inayoshi and artist Karipbek Kuyukov from Kazakhstan was held Nov. 19 at the Nippon Press Center Building in Tokyo. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/22/national/kazakhstan-japan-antinuclear-exhibition/
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People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Support The ATOM Project
HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI – The ATOM Project, an international anti-nuclear weapons initiative of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the artwork of its Honorary Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov drew an enthusiastic response and firm support when presented in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Nov. 20-21.
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Students at Austrian University Support The ATOM Project
The University of Applied Sciences in Krems (Austria) hosted a meeting with the students and the leadership of the university on Oct. 31 where they expressed strong and active support for the initiative of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, The ATOM Project. Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Austria and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the International Organizations in…
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The ATOM Project Presented In Bangkok
The ATOM Project Presented in Bangkok, Oct. 24 The following story was published in the Bangkok Post on Oct. 31. A recent presentation of ATOM Project by the Kazakhstan Embassy hopes to bring an end to nuclear weapons and aid to communities affected by nuclear testing On 24 October 2013, the Embassy of Kazakhstan held…