Ploughshares Monitor articles from June 2002

Ploughshares Monitor archives from June 2002

Small arms and light weapons in the horn of Africa.
June 22, 2002... Solving the problem of SALW requires collaborative approaches involving civil society organizations and grassroots communities, and the continued strengthening of partnerships with donors and the international community. With regional...

The Criminality of Nuclear Deterrence: Could the U.S. War on Terrorism Go Nuclear? (Book Notice).
June 22, 2002... The Criminality of Nuclear Deterrence: Could the U.S. War on Terrorism Go Nuclear? by Francis A. Boyle, foreword by Phillip Berrigan, Clarity Press Inc., 2002, ISBN 0-932863-33-7 Paper, 216 pp., $14.95 US. The Criminality of Nuclear...

Small arms and light weapons -- raising public awareness (1).
June 22, 2002... As we move towards the 2003 follow-up session to the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, Project Ploughshares continues to work on increasing public awareness about the issues...

Conversion Survey 2002: Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization. (Book Notice).
June 22, 2002... Conversion Survey 2002: Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization, Bonn International Center for Conversion, ISBN 3-7890-7914-6, 180 Pages, $20.00 US. The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 may well be remembered as a...

Report and assessment of the PrepComm meeting for the 2005 NPT review.
June 22, 2002... The "culture of war" mentality of governments does not paralyze those who continue to work valiantly for a "culture of peace." An exercise in frustration, the first meeting [in April 2002] of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review...

A letter to the Prime Minister of Canada.
June 22, 2002... The Presbyterian Church in Canada is a sponsor of Project Ploughshares. Ploughshares was involved in the process of composing the following letter. August 6, 2002 Dear Prime Minister Chretien, I am writing to bring you greetings...

NGO statement on explosive remnants of war.
June 22, 2002... What follows is the NGO statement read by Celina Tuttle of Mines Action Canada in Geneva during the July 2002 meetings of the CCCW (Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons) relating to explosive remnants of War (ERW) and cluster bombs....

Canada and the Joint Strike Fighter program. (Spotlight on Military Procurement).
June 22, 2002... The economic benefits of the Joint Strike Fighter program to Canada look good on paper but the reality may be otherwise. Canada has joined the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program to provide the Canadian aerospace industry with access to the...

Pratt & Whitney Canada pursues Huey helicopter upgrades. (Spotlight on Canadian Military Exports).
June 22, 2002... Pratt & Whitney Canada, based at Longueuil, Quebec, is marketing a commercial engine as an upgrade For the worldwide fleet of military Huey helicopters. IF it is successful in winning upgrade contracts, the Canadian company will be able to...

Hope in the midst of Chaos: Contradictions for Peace & Reconciliation in Nicaragua. (Book Notice).
June 22, 2002... Hope in the midst of Chaos: Contradictions for Peace & Reconciliation in Nicaragua, by Philip E. Wheaton, Life & Peace Institute, 2002, ISBN 91 87748 51-7 Paper, 136 pp. For information on purchasing, contact info@life-peace.org. The...

Project Ploughshares nuclear terrorism briefing.
June 22, 2002... In the wake of the September 11 attacks there is rising concern that non-state terrorists could acquire nuclear material or a nuclear weapon to use against civilians. On May 6, Project Ploughshares hosted a briefing in Ottawa to address this...

Global arms transfers.
June 22, 2002... Despite differences in reported annual values, all major arms trade data sources (1) report a downward trend in global arms transfers since the end of the Cold War (see Figure 1). The global trade began the period with a five-year decline from...

Department of National Defence budget 2001-02.
June 22, 2002... * After adjustment for inflation, Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) spending increased 3.5 per cent between fiscal years 2000-01 and 2001-02. Expenditures rose from $12.281 billion to $12.713 billion in 2001-02 constant dollars. ...

The Diplomacy of Hope: The United Nations since the Cold War. (Book Notice).
June 22, 2002... The Diplomacy of Hope: The United Nations since the Cold War, by Newton R. Bowles, The United Nations Association of Canada, Ottawa, 2001, ISBN 0-9699816-9-4 Paper, 216 pp., $23.95 Cdn. To order contact UNA Canada National Office,...

Bush, Putin sign arms reduction treaty.
June 22, 2002... In a summit that was said to "end a long chapter of confrontation," Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and George W. Bush of the United States met in Moscow on May 24, 2002, where they signed the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions....

The war against the innocents: we can respond when we see people trapped in the burning twin towers of hatred and violence.
June 22, 2002... The words "September 11" evoke powerful emotions and memories. Most of us remember what we were doing a year ago when we heard in disbelief that an airplane had crashed into the first World Trade Center building. Many of us then watched with...

Iraq and the broader disarmament context: central to the international community's commitment to force Iraq to forego all weapons of mass destruction should be a firm resolve to pursue comprehensive disarmament measures.
June 22, 2002... With the promise of an early return of weapons inspectors to Iraq, Washington has reminded the world that it's "not a matter of inspections. It is about disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the Iraqi regime's compliance with...