NGOS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION Abolition 2000 (www.abolition2000.org): Founded in 1995 at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference, Abolition 2000 is open to all organizations endorsing the Abolition 2000 Statement. It is a international network of over 2,000 organizations in more than 90 countries worldwide working for a global treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons. The network aims to provide groups concerned about nuclear issues with a forum for the exchange of information and the development of joint initiatives. The Abolition 2000 network meets once a year and communicates, on an ongoing basis, via a number of list serves and through conferences, teleconferencing, and periodic mailings.
Painting by survivor, Kazuo Kawaguchi, of the destruction in Nagasaki, Japan, in the aftermath of the atomic bombing on 9 August 1945.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (www.thebulletin.org): In-depth information and analysis about current proliferation issues, weighing in on both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. The journal was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and other prominent scientists from the atomic research and development programme called the Manhattan Project as a response to the secrecy surrounding the bomb, and the urgency for nuclear disarmament.
International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (en.ialana.de): IALANA works to prevent nuclear war and
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Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (www.ieer. org/ensec/index.html): IEER’s Energy and Security newsletter comprises first-rate research on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and energy sustainability, and is available online in English, French, Spanish and Russian, with select articles in Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
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