Congratulations to Foreign Minister @m_ebrard and the government of Mexico (@GobiernoMX) on their selection as 2021 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year! #ACPOY2021
Read more about their nomination and selection at armscontrol.org/pressroom/2022…
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- ¡Enhorabuena al canciller @m_ebrard y el gobierno de México (@GobiernoMX) en su selección como Persona(s) de Control de Armas del Año 2021! #ACPOY2021 Lea más sobre su nominación y selección en armscontrol.org/pressroom/2022…
- "Thirteen U.S. states, other nations back Mexico's lawsuit against gun makers" for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels, leading to thousands of deaths. reuters.com/world/us-state…
- Congratulations to Ambassador @Jenkinsbd and @WCAPSnet for being selected as the 2020 Arms Control Persons of the Year (#ACPOY2020)!
- "Inside Mexico’s historic lawsuit targeting U.S. gun companies" interc.pt/32lZXch by @rdevro Excellent, deep dive reporting on the story behind one of our #ACPOY2021 nominees. Vota aquí armscontrol.org/acpoy/2021 #NoMásTráficoDeArmas
- Replying to @SinaZerboTwo Russian n-test monitoring stations that are part of the @ctbto_alerts system went silent after the explosion at a missile test site, spurring concerns that Russia is trying to restrict evidence of the accident. wsj.com/articles/russi… via @WSJ with comments by @DarylGKimball
- Congratulations to the #disarmament teams of @AustriaUN, @Brazil_UN_NY, @DisarmamentIRL, @MexONU, @NZUN, @SAMissionNY & @CostaRicaONU, voted Arms Control Persons of the Year by @ArmsControlNow supporters for role in adoption of #NuclearBan Treaty #ACPOY17 ow.ly/1mJe30hG5o5
- Op-Ed via @latimes: "For Mexico, taking a stand against gun trafficking is a moral imperative" by Foreign Minister and 2021 Arms Control Person of the Year @m_ebrard ow.ly/nPYE50HCKWv #ACPOY2021
- Message from @POTUS @JoeBiden on the 50th Anniversary of the Arms Control Association #ArmsControl2022. We are grateful for the President's message and steadfast commitment to nuclear arms control risk reduction and disarmament.
- We're deeply, deeply saddened to learn that Janne Nolan passed away today. She was a friend, a mentor, and a pioneering, whip smart leader in the nuclear security field. Always in search of that elusive consensus for saner nuclear weapons policies. She will be dearly missed.
- 54 years ago today, the greatest anti-nuclear film ever created opened in theaters. From the 2004 issue of Arms Control Today: "'Dr. Strangelove' at 40: The Continuing Relevance of a Cold War Cultural Icon" by historian Paul Boyer armscontrol.org/act/2004_12/St…
GIF - UN First Committee approves resolution on lethal autonomous weapons: 164 states voted yes, 5 voted against, and 8 abstained. A milestone toward a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons. Text: ow.ly/iqcF50Q3a1J For more background, see: ow.ly/lsiJ50Q3a1I
- 27 Senators led by @timkaine and @ChrisMurphyCT "Urge President Biden to return to the Iran nuclear agreement under a 'compliance-for-compliance' approach." The text of their letter is available here: ow.ly/42mA50EnTfL #JCPOA
