Nuclear arms treaty Archives

Vatican representative calls on U.S. to sign nuclear-test-ban treaty
- Aug 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the absurdity of “pouring valuable resources into the maintenance of weapons of destruction while so many on this planet are struggling to survive,” a Vatican representative told a U.N. meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.

By Cindy Wooden
Archbishop cautions against US withdrawal from missile treaty
- Feb 6, 2019
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ conference international justice and peace committee, has expressed his unease at the United States’ decision to withdraw from a Reagan-era nuclear arms treaty.

By Christine Rousselle
Vatican: Nuclear weapons give “false sense of security”
- May 3, 2017
The Vatican representative to the IAEA, Monsignor Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk, says the efforts of the international community to utilize the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons to make the world safer “have not been sufficient.” The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing for the review conference on the treaty, which happens every five years.

By Charles Collins

Bishop Cantu urges administration to pursue deeper nuclear arms cuts

Feb 16, 2017

The chairman of a U.S. bishops’ committee, Bishop Oscar Cantu, urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to accelerate verifiable nuclear disarmament in a letter dated February 14. The letter pressed to ensure that both countries build on the New START agreement, that calls for reducing their strategic arsenals.

By Dennis Sadowski

The US sees the Vatican as a partner in limiting nukes

Apr 10, 2015

ROME — Days after a tentative nuclear deal was struck between Iran and the P5+1 nations, including the United States, a senior US arms control official described the Vatican as an important partner in non-proliferation efforts. “The Church is a natural leader in the arena of nuclear disarmament,” said Rose

By Inés San Martín