How's the nuclear ban treaty going?

As the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ends, CND Chair Tom Unterrainer reflects on the summit and discussions on countering pro-nuclear narratives and the legacy of nuclear colonialism:

The British government has refused to recognise or make recompense for what it did over seventy years ago and recently affirmed that it would not do so now. This roadblock to justice must be challenged, as should the other roadblocks to peace and justice that are erected by nuclear-armed states. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been engaged on the question of Britain’s legacy of nuclear colonialism and recently agreed a resolution at our 2023 Policy Conference to enhance this work. The message coming loud and clear from 2MSP is that this aspect of our work is urgently necessary and incredibly important. Even in states like the UK which possess nuclear weapons and which take a hostile approach to the TPNW, the overall message and intent of the Treaty has universal applicability.

Read the full blog post on CND’s website here.