Five Reasons to Support a Total Ban of Nuclear Weapons Today
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September 26th is the United Nations’ International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
by: Jen Maman
No War Demonstration in GermanyAktion gegen Irak-Krieg in Berlin (Photo: © Paul Langrock / Greenpeace)
September 26th is the United Nations’ International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. One year on from the historic adoption of an international treaty which aims to make these weapons illegal, it is urgent that we step up the treaty’s implementation and remind ourselves why these weapons of mass destruction must be banned to build a peaceful world.
1) They cause catastrophic harm
Praying Monks - Hiroshima Atomic Bombing 60th Anniversary. Japan 2005 © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace
“My beloved city of Hiroshima sudde...
