Contemporary Nuclear Disarmament Initiatives NZ non-governmental case study Nuclear disarmament: still an issue? 30,000 nuclear warheads 4,500 on high-alert (launch on warning) Cold War revisited? Bush: Usable nukes, pre-emptive nuclear strikes Putin: It is premature to speak of the end of the arms race Chirac: Nukes defend strategic interests Iran? North Korea? India? Pakistan? Israel? Nuclear terrorism? 30,000 nuclear warheads 4,500 on high-alert (launch on warning) Cold War revisited? Bush: Usable nukes, pre-emptive nuclear strikes Putin: It is premature to speak of the end of the arms race Chirac: Nukes defend strategic interests Iran? North Korea? India? Pakistan? Israel? Nuclear terrorism? Failing N-Disarmament Apparatus (Nuclear) Non-proliferation treaty (NPT) Conference on Disarmament (CD) UNGA High-level Plenary ! Problem: Consensus voting (Nuclear) Non-proliferation treaty (NPT) Conference on Disarmament (CD) UNGA High-level Plenary ! Problem: Consensus voting Nuclear Disarmament: New Initiatives Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament (PNND) Bi-partisan network of MPs from 60 nations Negotiations outside the CD UN General Assembly (UNGA) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1996 World Court advisory opinion Return to the Court? Implementation of decision Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament (PNND) Bi-partisan network of MPs from 60 nations Negotiations outside the CD UN General Assembly (UNGA) International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1996 World Court advisory opinion Return to the Court? Implementation of decision New Initiatives contd Middle Powers Initiative Article six forum Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign Middle Powers Initiative Article six forum Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign Take Action! Encourage your MP to join the PNND (List of current members online) Write to Gary Moore in support of Mayors for Peace (hes an International Vice President) Encourage your MP to join the PNND (List of current members online) Write to Gary Moore in support of Mayors for Peace (hes an International Vice President) Get informed