International Action Meeting for a Nuclear
Free Europe
Saturday - Oct 31,
2020, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Central Europe Time
Tensions around nuclear weapons are growing on the
European continent, between Russia and the US and their
allies, and the main nuclear bilateral disarmament
agreements have been destroyed. Nevertheless, the Treaty
the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will soon enter into
force and it clearly prohibits any nation from allowing
any stationing, installation or deployment of any
nuclear weapons or other nuclear devices in its
territory or at any place under its jurisdiction or
control.
Despite this international prohibition, the
determination of the US government to “modernize” the
nuclear weapons hosted in the 5 states (Italy, Germany,
The Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey) is unaffected, and
is planned to begin next year. The new bombs (B61-12)
will start to be produced next year. With a guided tail
kit that increases their targeting accuracy and
efficiency, they can cover all bomb missions (tactical
as well as strategic). On top of this « efficiency » to
kill and destroy, the cost of the weapons and the
aircraft carrier is huge in terms of money, resources,
and environmental degradation, at a time where resources
and cooperation are urgently needed for healthcare and
environmental preservation.
In the 5 hosting states, the protests are building up
and there is a will to coordinate actions and expand
them beyond each country.
This Online Conference is dedicated to:
–
Informing and debating about the global situation and in
each hosting state
– Exploring possible joint actions
against the “modernization” of the nuclear arsenals
To register for the Zoom
Meeting contact: arie...@ipb.org
1:00-1:10 Opening Presentation of
the NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE EUROPE NETWORK- Reiner Braun,
IPB
1:00-1:15 What is the impact of
the TPNW on hosting states? ICAN
representative
1:15-1:20 Overview
and proposals: Ludo de Brabander, VREDE
Updates from
national networks against nuclear weapons in hosting
states:
1:20-1:30 Situation in
Italy
1:30-1:40 Situation in the
Netherlands
1:40-1:50 Situation in
Germany
1:50-2:00 Situation in
Belgium
2:00-2:10 Summary of
possible common actions
2:10-3:50
Discussion- Q&A
3:50-4:00
Conclusion
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