At a meeting of Nuke Free Europe, May 7, Hans Kristensen, a nuclear weapons expert from the Federation of American Scientists, gave an up-to-date overview of global nuclear armament and NATO's nuclear sharing policy. Mr. Kristensen also explained the deployment of the new B61-12 in Europe in the coming years with the United Kingdom (at … Continue reading Global nuclear armament and NATO’s nuclear sharing policy
Civil protests against US nuclear weapons in Germany: Nuclear sharing in NATO must end!
Kampagne "Büchel ist überall! atomwaffenfrei.jetzt" am Atomwaffen-Lagerplatz Büchel Despite Corona, we succeeded since last year (2020) — together with the nationwide campaign Büchel is everywhere! nuclear weapons free now, and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) — in leading a broad political discussion about NATO’s dangerous nuclear deterrence policy regarding US nuclear weapons … Continue reading Civil protests against US nuclear weapons in Germany: Nuclear sharing in NATO must end!
Demonstration and bike ride at Volkel airbase: no new nuclear weapons in the Netherlands
On Saturday 25 September, PAX, the SP, Tribunal for Peace, WILPF Netherlands, Niet in Mijn Naam, Peace SOS, the Jeanette Noëlhuis and Vredesburo Eindhoven gathered in Volkel to speak out against American nuclear weapons on Dutch soil. A protest round was also cycled around the base. About 20 American nuclear bombs are stored at the … Continue reading Demonstration and bike ride at Volkel airbase: no new nuclear weapons in the Netherlands
150 cyclists against nuclear weapons in Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
Sunday 26 September, 150 peace activists cycled from Kiewit (Hasselt) to the air base in Kleine-Brogel, a tour of 27 km under the name Bikes not Bombs. Among them were a number of peace activists from Germany, the Netherlands and the US. At the base they had a picnic with speeches follow by a human … Continue reading 150 cyclists against nuclear weapons in Kleine-Brogel, Belgium
Human chain against nuclear arms in Büchel, Germany
On Sunday 5 September, the European month of action against nuclear weapons in Europe was kicked off in Büchel, Germany. 800 peace activists formed a human chain to protest against the US nuclear bombs at the Fliegerhorst air base as part of NATO's nuclear sharing arrangements. The action took place just weeks before the September … Continue reading Human chain against nuclear arms in Büchel, Germany
“Roadmap to end nuclear sharing”
Report: Webinar, March 29 2021 The first webinar on the “Roadmap to end nuclear sharing” on March 29, 2021, was a real success, with 87 people from all over Europe, and some from other continents, taking part. Our aim was to develop interactive connections and a common strategy for European peace and disarmament activists to … Continue reading “Roadmap to end nuclear sharing”