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A Leading Role for the Security council / Robert S. McNamara Calls for Nuclear Disarmament at United Nations

A Leading Role for the Security Council MOSCOW – In the past month, the world has witnessed something previously unknown: a common stand taken by America, Russia, Europe, India, China, Cuba, most of the Islamic world and numerous other regions and countries....

Statement Before the First Committee of the General Assembly by Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs – United Nations

October 8, 2001 I begin by congratulating you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election to guide the work of this Committee. Your distinguished career equips you well for the tasks ahead — a career that, in the disarmament area, features your prominent role in the...

Interview with Ambassador Richard Butler, Director of U.N. Special Commission on Iraq, About “Thirteen Days” – Eliminate Weapons of Mass Destruction

About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Jonathan Granoff (JG): We have the privilege of speaking with Ambassador Richard Butler. Why is Thirteen Days an important movie for the people to see?...

Mutually Assured Dysfunction – President Clinton’s Nuclear Missile Defense Plan Will Spur A New Arms Race, A Report by top Intelligence Agencies Predicts

SAN FRANCISCO — A highly classified new report by the nation’s key intelligence agencies issued Thursday raises new questions about the efficacy of President Clinton’s proposed missile defense system as a deterrent to nuclear conflict. According to...

Do As We Say, Not As We Do – Defense: The World Can See Through Our Hypocritical Preaching About Nuclear Arms Control by Robert Scheer

Tuesday, March 28, 2000 “Oh gosh, I forgot, we do have 6,000 strategic nuclear warheads of our own at a high state of alert, 15 minutes away from blowing up any city in the world. But our nuclear bombs are carried by ‘Peacekeeper’ missiles and are...

Remarks by Sen. Alan Cranston on the Occasion of Receiving the W. Averell Harriman Award in Honor of His Career and Dedication to Promoting World Peace

Remarks by Senator Alan Cranston The threat posed by nuclear weapons – the issue that brings us together – surpasses in a way all others. Many issues are important. But if we blow ourselves up in a nuclear holocaust, no other issue will matter. It was fruitless to...

A Moral Call to Eliminate the Threat of Nuclear Weapons – A Statement by Religious Leaders and People of Faith Presented as a Gift to Humanity to the Parliament of the World’s Religions

A Moral Call to Eliminate the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Our common humanity brings us together to eliminate a threat to us all. Our diversity will strengthen our efforts. As people of faith, we accept our responsibility to provide moral and ethical clarity and...

Alan Cranston and Scott London Joint Statement: Toward a Nuclear Weapons-Free World – Interview from the Radio Series Insight and Outlook

  Former senator Alan Cranston was one of the chief architects behind the recent statement by 60 generals and admirals calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Since his retirement from the Senate in 1991, Cranston has served as Chairman of the Gorbachev...