Links/Resources
On this page you can find liks to websites and newsletters dedicated to disarmament and non-proliferation issues. For more specific information on certain subjects, click on the links below. Check back often for updates!
In the report, Weapons of Terror, the independent WMDC, chaired by Dr Hans Blix, presented 60 recommendations on what the world community, national governments, and civil society can and should do confront the global challenge posed by weapons of mass destruction. The final published report and statements made by Dr. Hans Blix on the work of WMDC can be found on this website.
Since 1972, the Center for Defense Information (CDI) has provided expert analysis on various components of U.S. national security, international security and defense policy. CDI promotes wide-ranging discussion and debate on security issues such as nuclear weapons, space security, missile defense, small arms and military transformation. The website offers seven newsletters ranging from columns by contributing writers, to defense security updates and other publications.
The Arms Control Association (ACA), founded in 1971, is a national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and supports for effective arms control policies. Through its public education and media programs and its monthly magazine, Arms Control Today (ACT), ACA provides policy-makers, the press and the interested public with authoritative information, analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, and related national security issues.
For more than thirty years, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security has provided services and facilities to hundreds of citizens' groups concerned with the peace and disarmament activities of the United Nations. The website allows access to their publication Disarmament Times as well as other research papers and resources.
The mission of the Bulletin is to educate citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and the appropriate roles of nuclear technology. The BulletinWire is sent out once a month by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Each edition of the Wire alerts readers to our latest online content and provides free access to selected articles from past Bulletins.
The Global Security Institute is dedicated to strengthening international cooperation and security based on the rule of law with a particular focus on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. GSI was founded by Senator Alan Cranston whose insight that nuclear weapons are impractical, unacceptably risky, and unworthy of civilization continues to inspire GSI's efforts to contribute to a safer world. GSI has developed an exceptional team that includes former heads of state and government, distinguished diplomats, effective politicians, committed celebrities, religious leaders, Nobel Peace Laureates, disarmament and legal experts, and concerned citizens.
The task of SIPRI is to conduct research on questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutions of international conflicts and for a stable peace. The site includes information and research on non-proliferation, export controls, and nuclear arms controls.
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a Buddhist association with more than 12 million members in 190 countries and territories worldwide. SGI is active as an NGO promoting peace, culture and education, in keeping with the Buddhist tenet of respect for the sanctity of life. SGI members work in ways appropriate to local cultures and customs to promote human rights and sustainable development, raising awareness and forging links at the grass-roots level to foster a culture of peace. SGI is a firm supporter of the United Nations, with liaison offices in both New York and Geneva.
Founded in June 1985 by various concerned mass organizations and prominent personages from all walks of life in China, the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) is the largest nationwide non-governmental peace association with a total of 24 important member organizations. The objectives of the CPAPD are to promote mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between the peoples of China and the rest of the world in joint efforts to maintain world peace, oppose arms race and war, achieve arms control and disarmament, strive for the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, protect ecological environment and promote economic development and social progress.
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation initiates and supports worldwide efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, to strengthen international law and institutions, and to inspire and empower a new generation of peace leaders. Founded in 1982, the Foundation is comprised of individuals and organizations worldwide who realize the imperative for peace in the Nuclear Age. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan international education and advocacy organization. It has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is recognized by the UN as a Peace Messenger Organization.
The Foundation also produces the Sunflower, a monthly e-newsletter providing educational information on nuclear weapons abolition and other issues relating to global security:
The Sunflower E-Newsletter
Global Security Newswire
Produced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the Global Security Newswire provides daily news on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, terrorism and related issues. To sign up for the daily e-newsletter, simply follow the link.
The World Academy of Art and Science
The World Academy of Art and Science is an international association for exploring major concerns of humanity. Established in 1960, its activities focus on "the social consequences and policy implications of knowledge". Influential in its founding were Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer and Bertrand Russell, who were deeply concerned about the atom bomb and how other scientific advances might be used - or misused. To join in discussion on the vital problems of humankind, visit www.worldacademy.org.
Disarmament Forum
Disarmament Forum offers clear, forward-looking and accessible analysis on disarmament and security issues to a worldwide readership comprising disarmament and arms control experts, government officials, diplomats, researchers, academics and students. Each issue focuses on a specific topic related to disarmament and security. Since its launch in 1999, Disarmament Forum has covered a wide variety of topics—from small arms and cluster munitions to fissile materials and missiles, from Latin America to the Middle East, from sensitive technologies to terrorism. It is the sole regular UN publication dedicated to disarmament and security issues. If you would like to receive Disarmament Forum, send your full mailing address to abletry@unog.ch.
