Several items with interesting info on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) January 5, 2021 GlenAnderson Examples of Parallax Views, Governmental Abuses, International Affairs (Click to see specific nations and regions), Military Spending, Nonviolence (Also see Peace, Conflict Resolution, Organizing & Activism), Nuclear Weapons, Organizing & Activism (Also see Nonviolence, Outreach), Outreach, Framing/Reframing (Also see Organizing & Activism), Peace (See Foreign Policy and specific nations and regions -- and ALSO see Military Spending and Nuclear Weapons), Russia 0 Nuclear Weapons Will Soon Be Banned Under International Law: https://truthout.org/articles/nuclear-weapons-will-soon-be-banned-under-international-law/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4e557096-e59a-4280-a35b-45d08c679dba This climate scientist opposes “nuclear winter” and urges Biden to sign the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2020/10/25/dear-president-elect-biden/ Interesting article summarizing the UN’s nuclear weapons treaty’s meaning — and what’s next: https://thebulletin.org/2020/10/the-nuclear-ban-treaty-is-set-to-enter-force-experts-explain-what-comes-next/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=MondayNewsletter11022020&utm_content=NuclearRisk_BanTreaty_10302020 Cities can endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, even if their nations do not: https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2020/11/01/ican-save-my-city/ The highly respected Arms Control Association (ACA) published this article saying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a “much-needed wake-up call” — https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2020-11/focus/nuclear-ban-treaty-much-needed-wake-up-call The ACA published this article: When the TPNW goes into force, what’s next? https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2020-11/features/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-enter-into-force-whats-next Despite 50 nations enacting the treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons, some nations are launching a new nuclear arms race! https://www.juancole.com/2020/10/nations-accelerating-dangerous.html National Fellowship of Reconciliation’s statement on the ratification of the U.N. treaty outlawing nuclear weapons: https://forusa.org/2020/10/27/for-usas-statement-on-passage-of-un-treaty-outlawing-nuclear-weapons/ These had previously been posted to this blog: November 5, 2019: Fact Sheet: 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – Glen’s Parallax Perspectives May 20, 2020: Build support for the U.N. treaty to PROHIBIT nuclear weapons! – Glen’s Parallax Perspectives October 24, 2020: GOOD NEWS!!! The 50th nation has ratified the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons!!! – Glen’s Parallax Perspectives October 31, 2020: 50 nations ratified the U.N. treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons! See these great statements! – Glen’s Parallax Perspectives December 15, 2020: Three more nations ratified the U.N. treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. – Glen’s Parallax Perspectives