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Soviet-era nuclear weapons testing victim and ATOM Honorary Ambassador to speak at PNND Assembly
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) will hold its 2015 Assembly from Oct 14-17 in conjunction with the Prague Agenda Conference. Karipbek Kuyukov, a second generation victim of Soviet nuclear tests, will be a keynote speaker. ‘I have no arms, but I join you in waving goodbye to nuclear weapons’ Karipbek Kuyukov, Honorary Ambassador…
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Pope Francis Speaks Against Nuclear Weapons at United Nations
Pope Francis spoke before the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25, calling for and end to nuclear arsenals. Here are his words on nuclear nonproliferation: “War is the negation of all rights and a dramatic assault on the environment. If we want true integral human development for all, we must work tirelessly to avoid…
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Kazakhstan’s Anti-Nuclear Weapons Efforts Praised During Sept. 10 Informal UN General Assembly Meeting
An informal meeting of the United Nations General Assembly dedicated to the International Day Against Nuclear Tests was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Sept. 10. The session was convened by the President of the 69th session of the General Assembly Sam Kutesa and organized in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of…
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Statement By UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon to Assembely for International Day Against Tests
Let me begin by recognizing and thanking President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the Government of Kazakhstan for their leadership in establishing this day and keeping the world’s attention on this priority issue. The goal of ending nuclear tests has been a leading concern throughout my diplomatic career. As Secretary-General, and depository of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty,…
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Want to Know Which Countries Have Tested Nuclear Weapons and Where? This Graphic Tells You!
Here is a breakdown of which countries have tested nuclear weapons, where and how many! CLICK GRAPHIC TO ENLARGE Help permanently end nuclear weapons testing. Sign our petition at http://www.theatomproject.org/100K/ right now!
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The ATOM Project Online Petition Surpasses 200,000 Signatures
The online petition of The ATOM Project, a global initiative to permanently end nuclear weapons testing and eliminate nuclear arsenals, has just surpassed 200,000 signatures one week ahead of the Aug. 29 United Nations International Day Against Nuclear Testing. As of Aug. 26, 206,186 people from more than 100 countries had signed the petition offered…
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The ATOM Project Calls for a Moment of Silence to Mark the Aug. 29 UN International Day against Nuclear Tests
Press release ASTANA – It has become a custom that The ATOM Project calls for an international moment of silence on the Aug. 29 United Nations (UN) International Day against Nuclear Tests in memory of all victims of nuclear weapons testing. “We are calling for people around the world to observe 11:05 a.m. their local…
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Easy-to-Read Graphic Shows Consequences of the Explosion of a Terrorist’s Dirty Bomb
While the maintenance of nuclear weapons arsenals by numerous countries, including the world’s current global superpowers, remains the number one threat to humanity, the more immediate nuclear weapons threat to human life is used by terrorists of a dirty bomb. The consequences of a an improvised dirty bomb being exploded in a heavily populated city,…
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70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be Marked Aug. 6 with Ceremony at Otan Ana Monument in Astana
The Federation of Judo Veterans of Astana, The ATOM Project and other organisations will mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and memorialise the victims with an Aug. 6 ceremony on the Square of the Defenders of the Motherland in Astana. The events will begin at 10 a.m. and take place…
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U.S. House Member Commends Kazakstan and The ATOM Project for Anti-Nuclear Weapons Efforts
U.S. House Representative Adam B. Schiff of California’s 28th Congressional District commended Kazakhstan and The ATOM Project in the congressional record from participating in last week’s Bike Away the Atomic Bomb ride from Washington, DC to New York City in support of nuclear nonproliferation. Read his full remarks below. HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA…