Statements
APLN statements are published in response to significant events relevant to global nuclear diplomacy.
APLN Co-Convenors’ Statement on the UN Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Treaty
Vice-Chair Chung-in Moon and Board Member Ramesh Thakur welcome the historic vote at the United Nations by 122 States Party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) to ban the bomb.
APLN Statement on the Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
APLN Members support the UN-mandated Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which marks an important milestone in the long campaign to ban nuclear weapons.
APLN Co-Convenors’ Press Release: An Appeal for a New Start to Addressing Nuclear Threats
The annual meeting of the APLN convened this week in Jeju, ROK, against the backdrop of looming nuclear threats and heightened levels of regional uncertainty.
APLN Co-conveners’ Statement on Nuclear Ban Treaty
We welcome the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly's historic decision to prohibit nuclear weapons as a contribution to global peace.
APLN Statement on the 5th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K
APLN Co-Convenors deplore North Korea's latest nuclear weapon test and register their deep concern at the further destabilising effects the test will have in Northeast Asia and beyond.
APLN No First Use Statement 2016
A No First Use policy would have both symbolic value and significant practical implications. Its potential benefits greatly exceed possible downsides.
Co-conveners’ Statement for the Jeju Annual Meeting
The APLN again calls on global and regional policymakers to urgently re-energize the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament agenda.
APLN Statement on the 4th Nuclear Security Summit
We call for continued high level attention to nuclear security threats in the Asia-Pacific, as the threat of nuclear terrorism remains acute.
APLN Statement on the 4th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K.
North Korea’s provocative actions can only increase regional and international tensions and hamper efforts to reduce nuclear risks and eventually abolish nuclear weapons entirely.
Hiroshima Declaration on Nuclear Weapons
The world’s political leaders and nuclear policymakers should reinforce their determination to eliminate -- once and for all -- the most indiscriminately inhumane weapons ever devised.