The past few years of disarmament negotiations have seen an increased focus on the so called ‘Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons‘. With international conferences in Oslo in 2013 and Nayarit in 2014, the government of Austria will host the third of such conferences, namely the ‘Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons‘ (HINW14). Continue reading
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) organizes a seminar by Dr. Gro Nystuen, Senior Partner at the International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI) in Oslo, titled “Nuclear Weapons Under International Law,” which will be held on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 at 13:00 in the VCDNP Conference Room. The seminar critically reviews international law … Continue reading
The Utility of Nuclear Weapons – No more than a Myth? Panel Speakers: Ward Wilson Senior Fellow and Director of the Rethinking Nuclear Weapons Project at the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) Heinz Gärtner Academic Director, oiip; Senior Scientist, University of Vienna Nikolai Sokov Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Moderator: … Continue reading
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