Nuclear weapons ban treaty: more than a symbolic victory
Nuclear weapons ban treaty: more than a symbolic victory, https://www.croakey.org/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-more-than-a-symbolic-victory/ Editor: Nicole MacKeeAuthor: Sue Warehamon: January 18, 2021
As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) comes into force later this week, Dr Sue Wareham of the Medical Association for Prevention of War outlines the local and global implications. And, she calls on the Federal Government to make an explicit declaration that nuclear weapons must never be used again under any circumstances.
Sue Wareham writes:
Here’s a good news story about health to kick off 2021. It’s not about vaccines (despite their critical importance), but about the only weapons that threaten all of us and the environment we depend on: nuclear weapons.
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty comes into force on January 22nd, 2021, and the Treaty Enforcement Squad are in town to make sure Super funds investing in Nuclear Weapons production know they are now in breach of International Law.Join us to take action for a world free from nuclear weapons!
Contact these funds direct to tell them what you think of investing in illegal, inhuman and indiscriminate weapons – Care Super, CBUS, Uni Super, Future Fund.
If you are a member of any of these funds, consider switching to a Super fund that supports the abolition of nuclear weapons – there is a list here: https://quitnukes.org/honour-roll/
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