The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will be reviewed 24 April-19 May 2000, in New York at the United Nations. This Conference is particularly crucial as it is clear that, on a number of fronts, progress towards nuclear disarmament is stalled. It is very important that the urgency of nuclear disarmament is conveyed to the nuclear weapon states and their allies. This includes Australia, which could be taking a key role in leading the way towards nuclear disarmament rather than accepting inadequate efforts from the nuclear powers. If you would like more information on the NPT review or to receive regular updates please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are also two recent publications that provide comprehensive details of the state of nuclear disarmament and a way forward, Fast Track to Zero Nuclear Weapons and Security and Survival -- brief details of each below. Fast Track to Zero Nuclear Weapons The revised edition of the Middle Powers Initiative briefing book Fast Track to Zero Nuclear Weapons by Commander Rob Green is now available through MAPW. This book highlights the deepening nuclear weapons crisis, makes the case for the feasibility and desirability of rapid nuclear disarmament and explores the role that middle power governments, supported by citizens, can play in abolishing nuclear weapons. It provides an excellent overview of the state of nuclear disarmament. Essential reading in the lead-up to the Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty on 24 April till 19 May in New York. 88 pp. illustrated. $20 from MAPW or the first edition is available in pdf format at http://www.middlepowers.org/ Security and Survival: The Case for a Nuclear Weapons Convention * How do we eliminate nuclear weapons? * How would we verify and enforce nuclear abolition? * How could we safeguard nuclear materials? * Should we eliminate delivery systems? Security and Survival helps answer these questions and in developing realistic approaches to advocating a nuclear weapons free world. In recent years demand has grown for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, a treaty of framework of treaties to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. Security and Survival examines the desirability of a Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC) and the form it might take. An annotated model NWC, a revision of the draft treaty circulated by the United Nations in 1997 as a discussion document, is included. Security and Survival is co-published by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear war (IPPNW), the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) and the International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation (INESAP). 144pp. illustrated. $15 from MAPW or it is available in pdf format at http://www.ippnw.org/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) is an organisation of health professionals dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons. There is no adequate health response to a nuclear weapons explosion -- deliberate or accidental. In addition MAPW works for the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction and urges that financial, technical and human resources spent on armaments be directed to uses which promote the health and welfare of humanity. ________________________________ NO NUKES! Clare Henderson Executive Officer Medical Association for Prevention of War PO Box 197 O'Connor ACT 2602 AUSTRALIA Ph: (02) 6262 9345 Fax: (02) 62629346 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
