If you live in or near Northampton, Massachusetts, come and find out how to make the city of Northampton, as well as Northampton businesses, schools and faith communities, ‘treaty compliant’! The hands-on, participatory workshop on Treaty Compliance will take place in Northampton from 2-4.30pm on January 15th, 2018, as part of a series of events…
On December 19th, one of the 20 companies involved in the US nuclear weapons business, CH2M Hill, was taken over by another company, Jacobs Engineering. Jacobs is a large US-based company with numerous, large-scale military contracts. In September of this year, Jacobs (together with Honeywell) took over the contract previously held by CH2M Hill (together with AECOM,…
On December 19th, one of the 20 companies involved in the US nuclear weapons business, CH2M Hill, was taken over by another company, Jacobs Engineering. Jacobs is a large US-based company with numerous, large-scale military contracts. In September of this year, Jacobs (together with Honeywell) took over the contract previously held by CH2M Hill (together with AECOM,…
By a unanimous vote of 70-0, the Mexican Senate agreed on 28th November, 2017 to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Once Mexico’s instrument of ratification has been deposited with the United Nations, they will become the fourth country to ratify the new treaty. Thailand, Guyana and the Holy See have so…
General John Hyten is the Commander of US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). USSTRATCOM is responsible for the entire arsenal of US nuclear weapons currently deployed on Minuteman missiles, Trident submarines and on B-2 and B-52 bombers. General Hyten stated, at a conference in Nova Scotia on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, that if he considered a nuclear…
Eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us! Taking local action to support a global treaty Saturday, December 2, 2017 – 10:00am to 12:30pm Friends Meeting House, 43 Center St, Northampton, MA, USA The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) just won the Nobel Peace Prize for getting 122 countries to agree to a new treaty…
At 8.30am on September 20th, 2017, President Michel Temer of Brazil sat down at a ceremonial table inside United Nations headquarters in New York and signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Brazil thereby became the first country to legally commit itself to the total renunciation of nuclear weapons. This means not only…
