This article advances a policy-oriented argument about the legitimacy and sustainability of nuclear deterrence in light of the expanding scientific and human...

Exposing past harms and potential risks from building, testing, and storing launch-ready nuclear weapons.

Cheap, scalable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about security

The VCDNP held a webinar discussing the report on articulating security concerns of TPNW States Parties, featuring Ambassador Alexander Kmentt of Austria as presenter and Dr. Oliver Meier of the European Leadership Network as a discussant.

Efforts to abandon the APMBC challenge fundamental precepts of IHL and undermine essential safeguards for upholding humanity in war.

New measures show the TPNW is becoming a major diplomatic forum for questioning the logic of nuclear deterrence.

The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war.

The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a webinar presenting the report on “Articulating the Security Concerns of TPNW States Parties," which wi...

Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratification

International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness is devoted to educate in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with regard to weapons of mass destruction, but al...

On December 2, 2024, 166 countries voted in favor of Resolution 79/L.77 on lethal autonomous weapons systems, while 3 voted no, and 15 abstained. The resolution creates a new forum under UN auspices t...