“The risk of a nuclear weapon detonation today-whether by accident, miscalculation, or intent-is apparently increasing as new types of nuclear weapons have been developed, long-standing arms control agreements have been terminated, and the threat of cyberattacks on nuclear infrastructure has become very real.” So write former heads of state and government in an Open Letter in support of the UN ban on nuclear weapons.

Nuclear disarmament has been energized by the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Great expectations lie on the new federal government. That is why we have made nuclear disarmament efforts a focus of the Munich Peace Conference this year.

You can find the program of the International Forum HERE