The scary world of nuclear weapons

There is an urgent need for renewal of collective international action to see the elimination of nuclear weapons. In some measure, this is underway with the completion of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which Canada has not signed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening the use of nuclear weapons should Ukrainian supporters create increasing dangers for Moscow, writes Gar Pardy.
July 16 was the 77th anniversary of the world’s first explosion of a nuclear weapon. In 2045, there will be two centenaries. The first will be to celebrate the end of the Second World War; the second will be the anniversary of this explosion, the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. The ...

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