Malcolm Fraser et al, 16 December 2009: Kevin Rudd joined Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama yesterday to launch the first report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. This report is important because for the first time, an American president is committed to long-term nuclear disarmament. Read more »

James Norman & Dimity Hawkins, 15 December 2009: En route to Copenhagen, Kevin Rudd is stopping off in Tokyo, where he and Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will release a new report from the International Commission on Non-proliferation and Disarmament. The timing of this report is extremely interesting as it intersects with the Copenhagen agenda, the crossover point being nuclear energy. Read more »

Media release, 15 December 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined Japanese counterpart Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo today to receive the major report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND). ICAN welcomes the report however believes it falls short on eliminating the nuclear threat. Read more »

James Norman & Bill Williams, 24 September 2010: When Barack Obama takes the unprecedented step of chairing the UN Security Council in New York tonight, he will be setting in motion a personal vision to rid the world of nuclear weapons. If this vision were to be fulfilled, or even set on a path towards fulfilment, it would come to be regarded as one of the defining achievements of his presidency. But that remains a very big if. Read more »

Tilman Ruff & John Loretz, 18 September 2009: A new generation of Japanese leaders now has an unprecedented opportunity to join US President Barack Obama and other leaders in the pursuit of a vital goal overwhelmingly supported by people the world over: ridding our planet of nuclear weapons. Read more »