Nuclear Disarmament

Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention letter to Canada's Prime Minister

We are pleased to share a letter Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) recently sent to Canada's Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, calling for the start of comprehensive negotiations toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons as a prerequisite for peace. Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons is a member of CNWC's Steering Committee and Advisory Panel and The Simons Foundation Canada provides financial support to CNWC.
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Arctic Security

Time to mobilize the briefcases against Arctic ASW ops

See The Simons Foundation's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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Arctic Security

Time to mobilize the briefcases against Arctic ASW ops

May 20, 2020

Arctic Security Briefing Paper
by Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence
The Simons Foundation Canada

Time to mobilize the briefcases against Arctic ASW ops - Arctic Security Briefing Paper, May 20 2020_5.pdf
Nuclear Disarmament

"Command and Control of India’s Nuclear Arsenal"

Visit the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament via Taylor & Francis Group at the link below for this article co-authored by Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at The University of British Columbia's School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Lauren J. Borja, Ph.D.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Command and Control of India’s Nuclear Arsenal"

May 13, 2020

Article by Prof. M. V. Ramana, Ph.D.,
Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security
and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues
School for Public Policy and Global Affairs
The University of British Columbia
co-authored with Lauren J. Borja, Ph.D.
Published by the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, Nagasaki University
Volume 3, 2020 - Issue 1

"Command and Control of India’s Nuclear Arsenal"
Nuclear Disarmament

"Blundering Toward Nuclear Chaos: The Trump Administration after 3 years"

The American Nuclear Policy Initiative (ANPI), an independent project of Global Zero featuring a task force of former government & non-governmental experts, released its new report providing an objective analysis of U.S. nuclear policy under the Trump administration. The report details activities on nuclear proliferation, strategic stability, nuclear modernization, Iran, and North Korea, making clear there are growing concerns about most, if not all, of the various nuclear dangers facing the United States and its allies.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Blundering Toward Nuclear Chaos: The Trump Administration after 3 years"

May 4, 2020

American Nuclear Policy Initiative, an independent project of Global Zero
Jon Wolfsthal, ed.
May 2020

"Blundering Toward Nuclear Chaos: The Trump Administration after 3 years"
Nuclear Disarmament

"Nuclear Safety and Security during a Pandemic"

The International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG) has released a working paper dealing with Covid-19 and its impact on the nuclear power industry. Authors include Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Nuclear Safety and Security during a Pandemic"

April 24, 2020

International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group Working Paper 
Authored by:
Christoph Pistner
Stephen Thomas
M.V. Ramana
Paul Dorfman
Klaus Gufler
Greg Jaczko
Wolfgang Kromp
Helga Kromp-Kolb
Mycle Schneider
Petra Seibert
Ilse Tweer
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"Nuclear Safety and Security during a Pandemic"
Nuclear Disarmament

"Starting the Olympic torch relay in Fukushima should remind us of the dangers of nuclear power"

Visit The Japan Times at the link below for this opinion co-authored by Casandra Jeffery and Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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