This section provides a general overview of nuclear related issues. The following articles are obtained from external news sources for whose content SGI takes no responsibility.

February 6, 2010
Give 'no nukes' a chance, says Westerwelle The Local
Germany would champion a “decade of disarmament” in an effort to bring about a “world without nuclear weapons,” Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Saturday...

February 5, 2010
UNIFIED APPROACH NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT TOWARD A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD
The only viable normative approach regarding nuclear weapons is their total and universal elimination under strict verification. This cannot be achieved by incremental steps but only by the negotiation of a Nuclear Weapons Convention as advocated by the UN Secretary-General, writes Jayantha Dhanapala, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka, who presided over the 1995 NPT Review & Extension Conference...

February 2, 2010
Joined hands must replace clenched fists, Ban tells nuclear disarmament meeting UN News Centre
2 February 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the role of international political, military, business and faith leaders in pushing for the phased elimination of all nuclear weapons with a global campaign to build public and political support...

February 1, 2010
Experts seek ways to stop nuke terror INQUIRER.net
By Philip Tubeza
MANILA, Philippines—A radioactive or “dirty bomb” explodes on a crowded train or inside a sports stadium, killing hundreds. Rods of plutonium are dropped into a water reservoir, poisoning millions...

February 1, 2010
Sweden, Poland urge sharp cuts in tactical nukes The Washington Post
STOCKHOLM -- The foreign ministers of Sweden and Poland on Monday urged the U.S. and Russia to sharply reduce their arsenals of tactical nuclear weapons, and said Moscow should withdraw such arms from areas bordering the European Union...

February 1, 2010
Obama budget seeks more money for nuclear weapons research, security Los Angeles Times
By Sue Major Holmes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Barack Obama is seeking increased funding for nuclear weapons research and security programs next year, even as his administration promotes nonproliferation and has pledged to reduce the world's stockpile of nuclear arms...

January 31, 2010
Japan's PIKADON Project & Hiroshima Yes! Campaign in New York City The Huffington Post
By Jim Luce
Manhattan said "Yes!" to a non-nuclear world last week as famed Japanese artist Seitaro Kuroda (video) and the Hiroshima Yes! Campaign kicked off "The Count Down to Peace - 100-Day Event..."

January 30, 2010
Going home to an atomic test site The Sydney Morning Herald
By Robert Milliken
From the air above Maralinga you can still see the sites where Britain tested nuclear weapons in the South Australian desert 54 years ago. At least one is still contaminated with plutonium...

January 28, 2010
Conference urges Canada to press policies against nuclear weapons The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Activists are urging the Canadian government to play a bigger role in the effort to eliminate nuclear weapons...

January 28, 2010
The Cold War Called...They Want Their Nukes Back. Democracy Arsenal
By Kelsey Hartigan
The security threats of the 21st century necessitate a revised national security strategy that is based on combating the ambiguous and ever-changing enemy we now face...

January 27, 2010
Group Seeks Utah Senators' Support for CTBT Ratification Global Security Newswire
The support of Utah's two Republican senators could be key in any U.S. attempt to ratify a global ban on nuclear test blasts, a lobbyist for a Quaker political organization said Sunday...

January 26, 2010
Nuclear Threat Is "Real": Weapons Expert CRIENGLISH.com
By Yang Yang
The risk of nuclear terrorism is "real" and it is only because of "sheer dumb luck" that an all-out nuclear attack has not occurred since World War II, Professor Gareth Evans of Australia said on Monday...

January 26, 2010
SGI President Calls for Accelerated Action Toward Nuclear Abolition PR Newswire
By Joan Anderson
TOKYO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In a proposal released on Jan. 26, "Toward a New Era of Value Creation," Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda calls for accelerated moves toward the realization of a world without nuclear weapons. He also urges concrete steps toward generating meaningful employment opportunities in the current economic downturn, and making investment in education for girls a priority development objective...

January 21, 2010
’Disarmament educ’n key to peace’ BusinessMirror
DISARMAMENT education will play a crucial role in global efforts to achieve a nuclear-free world, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said on Thursday. “While we may not see a nuclear-free world soon, it remains an aspiration and we believe that the education of our people and all others around the world on these issues must start now...”

January 20, 2010
Preparatory Meeting Planned for Nuclear Security Summit Global Security Newswire
The Netherlands is expected to host a meeting next month of senior delegates from 42 nations to help plan for U.S. President Barack Obama's Global Nuclear Security Summit this April, Kyodo News reported yesterday...