On Jan. 22, take a stand against nuclear weapons | Opinion
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
The Atomic Bomb Dome is pictured on Aug. 4, 2020, in Hiroshima, Japan. Last year marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, in which 90,000 to 146,000 people were killed and the entire city was destroyed in the first use of a nuclear weapon in armed conflict. Getty Images
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By Mimi Lang
On Jan. 22, the “Ban the Bomb” movement is coming to a town, city, state or country near you. This is a momentous occasion in relation to protecting the world from the disaster of nuclear weapons. Since the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, countries throughout the world have been advocating for a ban on nuclear weapons. It has been 51 years since the United Nations General Assembly passed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 191 countries signed it. The treaty is reviewed and renewed every five years.
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Letter to the editor, Jan 01, 2021 T
o Mayor Brian Bigger and city council:
The United Nations has passed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and it will become international law on Jan. 22, 2021. Some 86 countries have signed this agreement. Unfortunately, Canada is not one of them.
As it is cities that will be targeted by nuclear weapons, Sudbury, a producer of nickel, would likely be a target. The International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICANw) is asking cities to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by passing the following motion (many Canadian cities have already passed this motion including Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria):
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o Mayor Brian Bigger and city council:
The United Nations has passed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and it will become international law on Jan. 22, 2021. Some 86 countries have signed this agreement. Unfortunately, Canada is not one of them.
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As it is cities that will be targeted by nuclear weapons, Sudbury, a producer of nickel, would likely be a target. The International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICANw) is asking cities to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by passing the following motion (many Canadian cities have already passed this motion including Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria):
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