Don’t miss the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) 2024 Annual Lecture, featuring Tom Unterrainer, Chair of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, next week, 12 December 6-7pm.
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According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, nuclear risk is greater now than ever before, with the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been to global catastrophe.

“A nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought” declare the nuclear-armed states in response to these developments. At the same time, they tell us that their commitment to nuclear weapons and the nuclear-armed NATO alliance is “unshakeable” and that such weapons and alliances are the “ultimate guarantee of security”. Alongside rising nuclear tensions, a new nuclear arms-race has opened. Every nuclear-armed state is modifying and upgrading weaponry, thus increasing nuclear risks to even greater heights.

Why is all this happening? What are the sources of these increased nuclear risks? What is driving the expansion of nuclear arsenals? Why – contrary to their public warnings against nuclear use – are the nuclear-armed states making nuclear war more likely? Why did the US sabotage the international system of rules designed to mitigate against nuclear use? What does all this mean in an age of war and a genocide perpetrated by a nuclear-armed state? Will the global shifts in power and influence increase or decrease nuclear tensions? What can be done in response?

This lecture will address:

• The drivers of rising nuclear tensions and the new nuclear arms race.

• Why nuclear-armed states are making conflict more likely despite public warnings.

• The impact of global power shifts and ongoing wars on nuclear risks.

• What can be done to reduce these dangers.

This is a critical opportunity to learn about the realities of nuclear risks and the urgent need for disarmament in an age of growing global instability.

Make sure to secure your place for this important event!