THE PEACE CRANE PROJECT
As a symbol of peace, an origami crane with a personal message is either given to a friend or left in a public place. This is the peace crane project—an initiative first spearheaded to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace. The project...Worldwide Nuclear Explosions Visualized
Did you know that over 2000 nuclear tests have been conducted? Did you know that it is estimated that over 2.4 million people would eventually die from various forms of cancer as a result of these tests? Watch this simulation and be amazed at the number of Nuclear...Nuclear Test-Ban Monitoring in the South Pacific – Easter Island’s Role
Produced for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation Easter Island hosts three stations of the International Monitoring System for detecting nuclear tests. Take a tour of the four technologies used to detect, locate and classify nuclear explosions with...Read more“The consequences of any further use of nuclear weapons, whether intentional or by mistake, would be horrific. When it comes to our common objective of nuclear disarmament, we must not delay — we must act now.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon