Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
WebsiteOttawa

Founding year: 2010

Staff:

Budget:

Murray Thomson

705 recipients of the Order of Canada have joined an initiative calling for international negotiations to achieve a Nuclear Weapons Convention – a verifiable treaty on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. Seeks to inform and educate Canadians on the increasing danger of nuclear proliferation and nuclear war. A project of Canadian Pugwash Group.

 

  Organization Type

Activist|International Declerations/Agreements

  Geographic Foci

National|Outlook

  New Subjects

Arms and Weapons

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