International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

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Published on Thursday, 26 September 2019 12:33

Thursday 26th September (today) is the United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and additional nations use that occasion to sign or ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), MSPs, councillors and ordinary people will gather outside the Scottish Parliament to express their solidarity with the Treaty and the worldwide movement behind it.

Today, 70 states have signed the TPNW and 26 have ratified it. It is expected that today will bring a significant increase in both signatures and ratification at a special high level ceremony. The Treaty will enter into force as international law when 50 states have ratified. Scottish CND is a partner organisations of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) who in 2017 won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the TPNW.

Christopher Small - SCND Press Secretary

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Published on Wednesday, 25 September 2019 10:36

Scottish CND were saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Small. Christopher was a distinguished drama critic and literary editor at the Glasgow Herald Newspaper.

Christopher was also a former Press Secretary of Scottish CND and we are grateful for the work he did on behalf of the organisation. 

Scottish CND offer their condolences to Christopher's family at this sad time.

Don't Bank on the Bomb - 2019 Report

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Published on Monday, 23 September 2019 12:20

Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland is a network of individuals campaigning for Scottish organisations and financial institutions to divest from companies that are involved in the production and maintenance of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. 

They have updated their report for 2019 to include up to date information on the nuclear weapons investments of local authority pension funds and universities that have investments in nuclear weapons producers.

READ THE REPORT:

http://www.banthebomb.org/images/stories/pdfs/DBOTB19.pdf

The Climate Emergency and Nuclear Weapons

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Published on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 11:55

Scottish CND has joined XR Peace - a coalition of organisations for peace and justice. As XR Peace, we will be holding one of the sites in the October Rebellion. This is a coming together of movements to resist the twin threats to humanity of nuclear weapons and the climate emergency.

Urgent action is needed to address the twin threats but the UK Government continues to prioritise war and weapons over the future of our planet.

Karipbek Kuyukov and the Impact of Nuclear Weapons

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Published on Friday, 13 September 2019 10:36

Kazakhstan artist Karipbek Kuyukov spoke at the Scottish Parliament and unveiled three new art works that deal with the impact of nuclear weapons on the 12^th September 2019. Bill Kidd introduced him and reminded us that 456 nuclear tests were exploded by the Soviet Union in Kazakhstan. Karipbek was born with no arms as a consequence. He paints with his mouth and feet. His address follows.