Member Activities
Revitalizing Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament
APLN member Rakesh Sood published a paper for the UNIDIR’s nuclear dialogue series examining revitalizing efforts for nuclear disarmament and states' cooperation.
A Nuclear War Must Never Be Fought
IPS - APLN member Ramesh Thakur argues that a ‘no first use’ policy of nuclear weapons would actually bolster US security — and underpin its global leadership role.
False Premise About N. Korean Nuclear Capabilities Could Have Disastrous Consequences
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in warns that false premise about N. Korean nuclear capabilities could have disastrous consequences.
Allies Can Find New Breakthrough to Stalled Peace Process
KOREA TIMES - As expectations grow on Korea-US summit, APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in is hopeful that the allies will find new breakthrough to stalled peace process.
Acceptance of No First Use (NFU) by USA: Hope Redux?
ORF - APLN Board Member Manpreet Sethi authored an article on No First-Use policy after it was recently re-introduced by two democrat members of the U.S. Congress.
Talking Up War Over Taiwan Flouts Reason, Fact, Judgment and Australia’s National Interest
EAST ASIA FORUM - APLN Chair Gareth Evans writes on the conflict in Taiwan and argues that no forceful action is inevitable in this region and diplomacy still has a chance to resolve the issue.
Revisiting the Case for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
THE BULLETIN - APLN Chair Gareth Evans argues that there is a long way to go in achieving a safer nuclear-weapons-free world, but getting nuclear-armed states to embrace NFU would be a place to start.
The Case for No-First-Use: Webinar 29 April
Experts from acclaimed institutions around the world devoted to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation convened in this webinar to explore the 'No-first-use' policy.
The Nuclear Taboo & South Asia: Reviewing Nina Tannenwald’s “23 Years of Non-Use”
SOUTH ASIAN VOICES - Manpreet Sethi argues that the states of India and Pakistan are no more at risk of breaking the taboo than anywhere else in the world.
The Case for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
APLN Chair Gareth Evans analyzes the NFU policy and assesses the feasibility of universal buy-in of said strategy among the world's nine nuclear-armed states.