For a nuclear weapons free Europe
On the occasion of the 75th commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombing,
we, the signatories join our voices to those of the survivors and call upon
our fellow citizens, politicians and governments to support
a European nuclear- weapon-free zone as a matter of urgency.
We call on European governments to:
- end the modernization of all nuclear weapons.
- end nuclear sharing.
- sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Pour une Europe sans nucléaire
À l’occasion de la 75e commémoration des bombardements nucléaires d’Hiroshima et de Nagasaki, nous, les signataires, joignons nos voix à celles des survivants et appelons nos concitoyens, les politiciens et les gouvernements à faire de l’Europe, de toute urgence, une zone exempte d’armes nucléaires.
Nous appelons les gouvernements européens à:
- mettre fin à la modernisation de toutes les armes nucléaires.
- mettre fin au partage nucléaire.
- signer et ratifier le Traité sur l’interdiction des armes nucléaires (TIAN).
Für ein atomwaffenfreies Europa
75 Jahre nach den Atomwaffenabwürfen auf Hiroshima und Nagasaki schließen wir, die Unterzeichner*innen, uns den Stimmen der Überlebenden an und fordern unsere Mitbürger*innen, Politiker und Regierungen auf, nachdrücklich eine nuklearwaffenfreie Zone Europa zu unterstützen.
Wir fordern die Regierungen Europas auf:
- die Modernisierung aller Atomwaffen zu beenden
- die nukleare Teilhabe zu beenden
- den Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag (TPNW) zu unterzeichnen und zu ratifizieren.
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Background Statement
Time for Europe
to be a
nuclear-weapon-free zone
We are entering a new decade that appears to be even more dangerous than that of 40 years ago. In January 2020, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the hands of the ‘Doomsday Clock’ – measuring the likelihood of man-made global catastrophe – at one hundred seconds to midnight – closer than it has ever been before due to the imminent threats of nuclear war and climate disaster.
Now, 75 years after the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by nuclear weapons dropped on human targets, arms control treaties are no longer upheld, and governments have started updating and expanding nuclear arsenals. New technologies of command and control minimise human intervention and shorten the time available to consider possible responses, the probabilities of a catastrophic accident or mistake are increasing dramatically.