1. Contemporary Nuclear Disarmament Initiatives NZ non-governmental case study

3. Nuclear disarmament: still an issue?  30,000 nuclear warheads  4,500 on high-alert (‘launch on warning’)  Cold War revisited?  Bush: “Usable” nukes, pre-emptive nuclear strikes  Putin: “It is premature to speak of the end of the arms race”  Chirac: Nukes defend “strategic interests”  Iran? North Korea? India? Pakistan? Israel?  Nuclear terrorism?  30,000 nuclear warheads  4,500 on high-alert (‘launch on warning’)  Cold War revisited?  Bush: “Usable” nukes, pre-emptive nuclear strikes  Putin: “It is premature to speak of the end of the arms race”  Chirac: Nukes defend “strategic interests”  Iran? North Korea? India? Pakistan? Israel?  Nuclear terrorism?

4. Failing N-Disarmament Apparatus  (Nuclear) Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)  Conference on Disarmament (CD)  UNGA High-level Plenary ! Problem: Consensus voting  (Nuclear) Non-proliferation treaty (NPT)  Conference on Disarmament (CD)  UNGA High-level Plenary ! Problem: Consensus voting

5. Nuclear Disarmament: New Initiatives  Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament (PNND)  Bi-partisan network of MPs - 400 from 60 nations  Negotiations outside the CD  UN General Assembly (UNGA)  International Court of Justice (ICJ)  1996 “World Court” advisory opinion  Return to the Court? Implementation of decision  Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament (PNND)  Bi-partisan network of MPs - 400 from 60 nations  Negotiations outside the CD  UN General Assembly (UNGA)  International Court of Justice (ICJ)  1996 “World Court” advisory opinion  Return to the Court? Implementation of decision

6. New Initiatives cont’d  Middle Powers Initiative  Article six forum  Mayors for Peace  2020 Vision Campaign  Middle Powers Initiative  Article six forum  Mayors for Peace  2020 Vision Campaign

7. Take Action!  Encourage your MP to join the PNND (List of current members online)  Write to Gary Moore in support of Mayors for Peace (he’s an International Vice President)  Encourage your MP to join the PNND (List of current members online)  Write to Gary Moore in support of Mayors for Peace (he’s an International Vice President)  Get informed  www.disarmsecure.org www.disarmsecure.org  www.pnnd.org www.pnnd.org  www.middlepowers.org www.middlepowers.org  www.mayorsforpeace.org www.mayorsforpeace.org