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The P5 must reaffirm that nuclear war can’t be won and mustn’t be fought
Posted By Ramesh Thakur on October 15, 2019 @ 11:45
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[1] made: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/research/speeches/12584e
[2] reaffirmed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/12/11/joint-statement-by-reagan-gorbachev/cd990a8d-87a1-4d74-88f8-704f93c80cd3/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d53d121d75e8
[3] called for: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-security/chinese-military-paper-urges-increase-in-nuclear-deterrence-capabilities-idUKKBN1FJ1AI
[4] DF-41: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891769?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cg75xn52zvzt/china-70th-anniversary&link_location=live-reporting-story
[5] DF-17: https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/introducing-the-df-17-chinas-newly-tested-ballistic-missile-armed-with-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/
[6] the future of nuclear deterrence: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/08/us-military-eyes-new-mini-nukes-21st-century-deterrence/139997/
[7] 2018 nuclear posture review: https://dod.defense.gov/News/SpecialReports/2018NuclearPostureReview.aspx
[8] new array of invincible nuclear weapons: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43239331
[9] issued a warning: https://www.apnews.com/50d1cc8634214139ae73d3a45e53ef77
[10] nuclear-powered cruise missiles: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/russian-nuclear-missile-with-unlimited-range-to-be-ready-by-2025-us-intel.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJVME1XSXhZakl5Tm1WbSIsInQiOiJoWDBXRjFjT2xpaG16N0JjeUZDZmhyXC93OVE5Z3JnMUxzakdFS3pUbTNiZGpRRXhvV3FjQWxSNWx4ZzZ5a25ndDNPVjVwbDV3bUtxVHFJZm1NMzYxVTM3anBDdERSQ253Zm1FcmlnbU51Y0U4cEYwbmU2WWpkd1RMRlZvaWd5bFIifQ%3D%3D
[11] Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/test-ban-treaty-at-a-glance
[12] Hiroshima urgent appeal: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/08/25/commentary/japan-commentary/urgent-appeal-save-nuclear-agreements/
[13] issued a call: https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/group-statement/group-statement-on-nuclear-arms-control/?mc_cid=ef4198846a&mc_eid=d9a671ba83
[14] Russia is one of the most powerful nuclear nations: https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
[15] asked in parliament: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/18/theresa-may-takes-aim-at-jeremy-corbyn-over-trident-renewal
[16] nuclear button was bigger and worked better: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-boasts-nuclear-button-bigger-kim-jong-un
[17] schoolyard insults and threats and counter-threats: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41356836
[18] warned of the possibility of a nuclear war: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7m-sglpLN8
[19] responded: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/our-nukes-not-for-diwali-pm-on-pakistans-n-threat/articleshow/68982495.cms
[20] India revoked Kashmir’s autonomy: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/india-removes-kashmir-autonomy-angers-pakistan-by-ramesh-thakur-2019-08
[21] reiterated: https://timesofislamabad.com/06-Aug-2019/pakistan-pm-imran-khan-warns-world-of-a-nuclear-war-between-pakistan-and-india-over-occupied-kashmir
[22] repeated the warning: https://www.apnews.com/bfb4b8aac4af44bbae2c3087a0d1bf44?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJVME1XSXhZakl5Tm1WbSIsInQiOiJoWDBXRjFjT2xpaG16N0JjeUZDZmhyXC93OVE5Z3JnMUxzakdFS3pUbTNiZGpRRXhvV3FjQWxSNWx4ZzZ5a25ndDNPVjVwbDV3bUtxVHFJZm1NMzYxVTM3anBDdERSQ253Zm1FcmlnbU51Y0U4cEYwbmU2WWpkd1RMRlZvaWd5bFIifQ%3D%3D
[23] tweeted: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-first-use-of-nukes-policy-is-open-to-review-rajnath/articleshow/70707921.cm
[24] Germany: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-germany-should-get-bomb-28377
[25] Japan: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604020026.html
[26] South Korea: http://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-and-south-korea-may-soon-go-nuclear-1462738914
[27] Australia: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/professor-white-bomb-can-endanger-not-defend-australia
[28] Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: https://www.un.org/disarmament/wmd/nuclear/tpnw/