Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor

As top U.S. officials consider the resumption of explosive nuclear weapons testing, it is critical to remember that this would be an unnecessary, unwise, and unwelcome move. yahoo.com/news/articles/…

The IAEA has been informed by Iran that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked today. No increase in off-site radiation levels reported. IAEA is looking into the report. IAEA Director General @rafaelmgrossi reiterates call for military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident.

«Hva sier folkeretten? Nei, det finnes ingen juridiske åpninger for nordiske atomvåpen» klassekampen.no/artikkel/2026-…

Flirting with a radiological disaster that could spread far beyond Iran, if the reactor or spent fuel is directly hit or water and power essential for cooling are disrupted. Nuclear facilities should never be attacked. They are huge pre-positioned dirty radiological bombs.

"How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks: Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began." Via The Guardian: theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported. Director General @RafaelMGrossi reiterates call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.

NATO is supposed to be a DEFENSIVE alliance, with members offering mutual support if one is attacked. It is NOT designed to assist wars of aggression started by one of its members, as Trump now suggests. trib.al/LKjMWfx

Two addtl. facts about the 440 kg of HEU: 1) In an interview on Face the Nation on March 15, FM Araghchi said that one element of Iran's Feb. 26 proposal to Witkofff was to "downblend" Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent to lower levels. 1/2 x.com/mgordonwsj/sta…

Declaring that no quarter will be given unequivocally violates international humanitarian law. Indeed, ordering that no quarter will be given, threatening an adversary therewith or conducting hostilities on this basis is prohibited and constitutes a war crime.

Everyone likes to talk about deterrence. Nobody likes to talk about deterrence breaking down. So a few observations based on what we’re seeing in the US war against Iran. Short thread 1/8

As Gender Focal Point under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Malta continues to advance the integration of gender perspectives into nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Much of the policy discourse equates nuclear deterrence with security through a circular line of argumentation. Academia is slowly but surely investigating nuclear deterrence more critically. Great contribution by Thomas Fraise @SciencePo #555220238" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">academic.oup.com/isagsq/article…

Horrible. Israeli attacks on refineries are making it rain oil. Attacks on hospitals, desalination plants, schools, etc. must stop. Why? Intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects constitutes a war crime in intl. armed conflicts. See: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-i…

"It breaks my heart": UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher says "we're seeing staggering amounts of money, reportedly a billion dollars a day” being spent on the Middle East war, rather than addressing the world’s “huge humanitarian caseload.”

“The Unwillingness to Call This Illegal Is a Terrible Mistake” Five Questions to Oona A. Hathaway (Links below.)

Spain has published its National Strategy against the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the first time, marking a milestone as the first non-nuclear state in the Atlantic Alliance to adopt a document of this kind: (1/4)

Remember this: the same Trump who ordered the attack on Iran on the basis of a vague "I felt strongly they were going to attack first" sense is the same person who has the sole authority to order a nuclear attack if he somehow "feels" some nuclear-armed "they" might attack first.

Strikes on nuclear sites, in this case an Israeli nuclear weapons materials production facility, are dangerous and illegal under international law. But then again, the U.S. and Israel crossed that red line in June 2025.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: The position of the Spanish government in this situation is clear and consistent. It is the same one we have maintained in Ukraine and also in Gaza. First of all, no to the violation of international law that protects us all, especially the most vulnerable, the civilian population. Secondly, no to assuming that the world can only solve its problems through conflicts, through bombs. And finally, no to repeating the mistakes of the past.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: Twenty-three years ago, another US administration dragged us into a war in the Middle East. A war that, in theory, it was said at the time, was being fought to eliminate Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, bring democracy and ensure global security. But which in reality, seen in perspective, produced the opposite effect, it unleashed the greatest wave of insecurity that our continent has suffered since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Iraq War generated a drastic increase in jihadist terrorism, a serious migration crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean and a generalized increase in energy prices.