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Nuclear

The new nuclear deterrence and disarmament crisis

April 3, 2019
Commander Robert Green Royal Navy (Ret'd)
Open Democracy
We are violating the fundamental principles of Mutual Assured Destruction – and there seems to be a lack of awareness, let alone alarm, about this in mainstream western commentaries.
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: The Role Played by Global Civil Society

June 1, 2018
Tilly Hampton
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of International Relations and Diplomacy.
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Addressing Transit: The New Zealand Experience

June 28, 2017
Lyndon Burford
Nuclear Ban Daily, Reaching Critical Will
Article on how New Zealand addresses the issue of transit in regards to its nuclear weapon free legislation. Written for Nuclear Ban Daily, No.9, by Reaching Critical Will.
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Negotiation of a Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Nuts and Bolts of the Ban

June 1, 2017
Tim Caughley & Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova
UNIDIR
The two papers in this publication were prepared in advance of the June–July 2017 session of the UN conference in 2017 to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons.
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Understanding Nuclear Weapon Risks

June 1, 2017
John Borrie, Tim Caughley and Wilfred Wan-Editors
UNIDIR
This study seeks to contribute to the facts-based discourse about nuclear weapons. It explores various sources of nuclear weapon risk, from technological aspects to military strategy to political..
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National Identity and Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy by Canada and New Zealand

September 1, 2016
Lyndon Burford
The University of Auckland
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Politics and International Relations.
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Celebration of Twentieth Anniversary of the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons

July 8, 2016
Roger S Clark
Speech to guests at the Canterbury University celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion.
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Nuclear Disarmament Verification: Survey of Verification Mechanisms

June 1, 2016
Tim Caughley
UNIDIR
The objective of this survey is to provide a general overview of past and present verification activities and proposals relevant to the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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A Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons: A Guide to the Issues

January 6, 2016
UNIDIR
UNIDIR
Authors: John Borrie, Tim Caughley, Torbjørn Graff Hugo, Magnus Løvold, Gro Nystuen & Camilla Waszink.
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Strengthening the NPT: International Law and Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament

October 22, 2015
Treasa Dunworth
Speech to guests at the NZ Permanent Mission to the United Nations by Prof Treasa Dunworth.
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