Webinar 26/3: Nuclear Deterrence and the Eurobomb: the Disarmament Community’s Response

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What can we do together to decrease the tension, oppose any increase of nuclear arsenals in Europe, and reduce the faith on nuclear deterrence? Can we create a link to NPT and TPNW? What are our next steps?

Organized by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), this webinar will bring together experts from across the continent to answer the questions above.

In reaction to President Trump’s intention to diminish the US contribution to European defence, many discussions have taken place and proposals put forth in different countries to increase nuclear deterrence in Europe. In this webinar we examine the different proposed options to increased nuclear presence, independent of the United States, and how different countries are positioning themselves. We also examine how the antinuclear movement has reacted to this changing landscape and what we should do now, working together, as a movement in Europe.

Programme:

– Questioning the usefulness of extended nuclear deterrence – Sterre van Buuren, Nuclear Weapons Researcher & PhD Candidate, University of Glasgow

– A European non-nuclear security perspective – Ambassador (ret) Thomas Hajnoczi, former Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Security Policy Director, Foreign Ministry of Austria

– We border Russia and we refuse nuclear weapons – Oras Tynkkynen, Member of the Finnish Parliament, Green Party

– Campaign updates:
– Belgium: Naomi Zoka, Pax Flanders
– France: Jean-Marie Collin, ICAN France
– Spain: Dr. Carlos Umaña, Spanish Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament
– Sweden: Clara Levin, Swedish Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (SLMK)

– Q&A

– Moderator – Florian Eblenkamp, ICAN

Contact Molly McGinty (mmcginty@ippnw.org) with any questions.