長崎大学 核兵器廃絶研究センター（RECNA）

A concise guide to “Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ) and the Comprehensive Approach,” which has been proposed by the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA) as a path to achieve a more peaceful and secure Northeast Asia without nuclear weapons.

You can access the eBook version of the guide 2020 from here.
There are also PDF versions for browsing and printing.

“The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count” is an easily understood illustration of  the  current 
state of the world we live in, showing nearly 13,880 nuclear warheads in  the  world 
by country and by type.

The  detailed data  of  this  poster, “Global list of nuclear warheads” (as of June 2019), 
has been published on our website. Please see it from here.

The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count

PSNA Working Paper 12 “The 2018-2019 Summitry Process and Prospects for Denuclearization of the korean Peninsula” written by Anton Khlopkov was published.

For details, please see the following webpage:

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PSNA Working Paper 11 “China’s Dilemmas over Stalled North Korean Denuclearization Talks” written by Tong ZHAO was published.

For details, please see the following webpage:

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PSNA Working Paper 10 “The Overview of the Adaptive Cooperative Threat Reduction Proposal for the Denuclearization of the DPRK – Non-Governmental Perspectives –” published.

For details, please see the following webpage.

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PSNA Working Paper 9 “Paved with Good Intentions : Trump’s Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea” published.

For details, please see the following webpage.

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Vol.2, Issue 2 of Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament (J-PAND) has just been out. The issue, to which 11 articles are assigned, features “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Beyond Entry into Force.”

For the issue, see here.

RECNA’s visiting professor Masao Tomonaga contributed the following paper to the issue.

Tomonaga, Masao. 2019. “The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Summary of the Human Consequences, 1945-2018, and Lessons for Homo sapiens to End the Nuclear Weapon Age.” Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 2(2): 491-517. (see here)

Also, RECNA director Fumihiko Yoshida and vice director Tatsujiro Suzuki published an article about their interviews with nuclear experts conducted on the sideline of the 2019 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference.

Yoshida, Fumihiko & Tatsujiro Suzuki. 2019. “The State of Nuclear Weapons in 2019: Conversations with Experts at the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference.” Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 2(2): 612-626. (see here)
 

Posters and guides of “The World’s Fissile Material Inventory” 2019.12 were released. Please click on the thumbnail images below and download the pdf posters and guides.
 

Posters of “The World’s Fissile Material Inventory” 2019.12

	Japanese	English	Korean
Dec. 2019

>> Previous editions can be downloaded from here.
>> Posters of “The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count” 2019.6 were released here.

A Guide to “The World’s Fissile Material Inventory” 2019.12

Guide to the World’s Fissile Material Inventry Dec. 2019 (PDF) [for browsing on the Web] [for making leaflets]

>> Previous editions can be downloaded from here.
>> A Guide to “The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count” 2019.6 was released here.
 

RECNA Newsletter Vol.8 No.1 (September 30, 2019)

* RECNA Newsletter will be issued only electronically twice a year (September / March) from this fiscal year.

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Joint ROK-Japan Workshop “From Peace on Korean Peninsula to North East Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone” Held in South Korea — Fumihiko Yoshida Publication of the RECNA Policy Paper No. 8 “Nuclear Disarmament in a Labyrinth: Toward Reducing Risk” — Tatsujiro Suzuki Participating in the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) — Keiko Nakamura Nagasaki Youth Delegation: Activities in New York Visit to Japan of Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin, chair of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) — Satoshi Hirose Kyoto Appeal produced by the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament — Masao Tomonaga 2019 Nagasaki Peace Declaration: Thoughts on Inheriting Hibakusha’s Experiences — Satoshi Hirose >>for details