There has been further encouraging news on the nuclear non-proliferation front over the past month. Firstly, President Obama announced a change in US nuclear defence policy. In a statement of 6 April, Nuclear Posture Review1, the United States declared for the first time that America would not use its nuclear arsenal against non-nuclear states that [...]
May 21st, 2010 | Posted in Disarmament,Peace | Read More »
A plea for moral leadership in Australian politics Editorial by Bruce Duncan Many people have been shocked and dismayed by the sudden shift in policies by the Rudd government, particularly in relation to asylum seekers and its abandonment of the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, which could have provided the trigger for a double dissolution. The [...]
May 19th, 2010 | Posted in Newsletters | Read More »