Media Release from ACDN Published in French on 15 August 2022
Now, when the war in Ukraine is showing that "nuclear deterrence" is bankrupt, it is time for us to demand multilateral, universal and complete nuclear disarmament - i.e. the negotiated, planned and duly controlled elimination of all nuclear and radioactive weapons, in conformity with Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the UN Charter, and International Law.
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Every year since 2001 the Nuclear Disarmament Flame (...)

Mr President-Candidate Macron, Mrs Candidate Le Pen,
As you have certainly norticed, although it’s a subject that you have both carefully avoided, nuclear deterrence is irremediably bankrupt. At least our deterrence, that of France and the West. It has not prevented Vladimir Putin from starting the war that is now ravaging Ukraine at the door of Europe. Nothing scares him. And he, possessing some 6000 atom bombs, does not hesitate to threaten whoever "stands in the way of Russia". Any state (...)

1. The UNGA, meeting under urgency on 2 March 2022, adopted, by 141 votes in favour, 5 against and 35 abstentions, a resolution ordering a stop to fighting and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. This resolution must be implemented immediately and fully.
2. The war of aggression waged by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine, in contradiction with the Assurances given to it on the 5 December 1994 by the Budapest Memorandum and with the UN Charter, must be condemned immediately, without (...)