FORUM: " Embrace a World Free of Nuclear Weapons'' International Day against Nuclear Tests 2022.
From the steppes of Kazakhstan, to the pristine waters of the Pacific Ocean and the deserts of Australia, nuclear testing has long poisoned our planet’s natural environment and the species and people who call it home.
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests represents a global recognition of the catastrophic and lingering damage done in the name of the nuclear arms race. It is a way to remember those who suffered because of the folly of atomic brinkmanship. And it is an alarm bell for the world to finally put in place a legally binding prohibition on all nuclear tests.
With nuclear risks reaching new heights, now is the time for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to come into full force, underpinned by an effective verification system.
Nuclear weapons have no place in our world. They guarantee no victory or safety. By design, their only result is destruction.
Our world has been held hostage by these devices of death long enough. On this important day, I call on the world to act for the health and survival of people and planet alike.
Let’s ensure the end of testing now and forever, and consign nuclear weapons to history, once and for all.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- 9 June: The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution, by a vote of 30 in favour, two against and three abstentions, which called upon Iran to clarify and resolve outstanding safeguards issues.
- 21-23 July: The First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was held in Vienna.
- 1-26 August: Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Over the decades, and especially in recent years, civil society efforts in support of a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing for the most part have been connected to the larger enterprise of achieving the total elimination of nuclear weapons. To help bring the CTBT into force, NGOs, civil society and members of the public, especially in those countries that must ratify the Treaty for it to enter into force, can urge their – and other - governments and parliaments to sign and ratify the treaty. They can also urge their governments to endorse the Secretary-General’s Five Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament, which includes bringing the CTBT into force and consideration of negotiating a nuclear weapons convention, backed by a strong system of verification, as has long been proposed at the United Nations. Many entities, such as research institutes, academic institutions and NGOs, are engaged in disarmament-related work, including in relation to the CTBT.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has launched a new map showing the current locations of its International Monitoring System (IMS) facilities, aimed at providing a more up-to-date representation of the IMS while also refreshing the design.
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