A murky tender has crowned the US F-35 fighter jet as the winner, turning Switzerland from a neutral country into one dependent on exclusive US technology. And now there aren't enough funds to purchase the 36 aircraft agreed at a "fixed price".
This bulletin provides a comprehensive analysis of the world's major crises, but also reveals some signs of hope linked to enlightened institutional actors and, above all, to the role of civil society. However, that "nuclear conscience" that once characterized the pacifist has faded.
The Eleventh NPT Review Conference opens in New York on April 27, 2026, with 191 States Parties. The context is dramatic: the New START treaty between the US and Russia expired on February 5, 2026, without being renewed, leaving the arsenals of the two major nuclear powers without limits.
27 aprile 2026 - PeaceLink staff
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
The UN Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) begins. Article VI of the Treaty provides for negotiations on nuclear disarmament. However, the NATO statement contains not a single word about relaunching these negotiations.
26 aprile 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
A historic turning point that rewrites Tokyo's military role. From fighter jets to warships, Japan is preparing to supply international markets, breaking eighty years of obedience to its pacifist constitution. Meanwhile, the prime minister recalls the memory of Japanese war criminals.
26 aprile 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Albert is a powerful reminder of Albert Einstein, who was not only the father of modern physics but also a tireless and influential advocate for nuclear disarmament. The bulletin seeks to connect the many groups around the world opposing war and rearmament.
On March 30, 2026, hundreds of people gathered in Fiji to remember the victims of nuclear testing on the Pacific islands. They will be present at the UN in New York, along with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
18 aprile 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
International delegates will meet at the UN on April 27
Nakamitsu Izumi, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, sounded a clear and unequivocal warning last Friday in Tokyo: a new failure to reach an agreement could lead to the "emptying" of the NPT.
17 aprile 2026 - PeaceLink staff
The historic nuclear disarmament treaty expires on February 5.
This is a text to be sent to the Foreign Minister. Anyone can adapt and sign it. It is the Italian translation of a letter from the CND campaign for nuclear disarmament to the British Foreign Secretary. In our case, it should be sent to Minister Antonio Tajani.
The specter that Reagan and Gorbachev erased in the late 1980s is returning in a new form. In a few months, a step toward the abyss could be taken, with the deployment of Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles in Germany and the symmetric deployment of Russian Oreshnik missiles.
Restrictions on investments in companies implicated in human rights abuses or weapons production have been suspended. The suspension of ethics rules was approved on November 4, 2025, by the Labour-majority Parliament.
With this appeal we launch a worried alarm because the choice to return to deploying long-banned euromissiles is of absolute gravity. Public opinion has not sufficiently perceived the danger that looms. Let's make our voices heard before the new euromissiles are installed.
5 agosto 2024 - Domenico Gallo, Fiorella Mannoia, Alessandro Marescotti, mons. Giovanni Ricchiuti, Carlo Rovelli, Alex Zanotelli
It has emerged that the United States is seeking alternatives to depleted uranium for the future development and production of medium calibre bullets for its armed forces, although US government sources have declined to confirm the reasons behind the decision.
Dietro ogni algoritmo, ogni infrastruttura digitale, ogni sistema di controllo ci sono persone, rapporti di potere, scelte politiche e conseguenze concrete sulle nostre vite
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Il governo filippino, alleato degli Stati Uniti, è accusato di gravi violazioni dei diritti umani. Attivisti, giornalisti e organizzazioni subiscono il red-tagging, che è la pratica di etichettare come "comunisti" i dissidenti per giustificarne la persecuzione, l'arresto o l'uccisione.
I pacifisti neozelandesi chiedono al Primo Ministro Christopher Luxon e al governo di rifiutare accordi militari con gli Stati Uniti e di non inviare truppe, fondi o informazioni a supporto delle loro guerre. Altra questione del dibattito pubblico il transito dei sottomarini a propulsione nucleare.
The story of the F-35s that Switzerland has purchased based on secret criteria
International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
Pacifists of the world unite!
Why isn't there any talk about it?
International delegates will meet at the UN on April 27
The historic nuclear disarmament treaty expires on February 5.
There is a risk of war by mistake and a mobilization of the pacifist movement is urgently needed
Norway backtracks
It is everyone's responsibility to take a stand and demand reasonableness
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