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More powerful than Hiroshima: how the largest ever US nuclear weapons test built a nation of leaders in the Marshall Islands
Like the resilient people of the Marshall Islands who refuse to give up, Greenpeace stands in genuine and deep solidarity by elevating the voices and stories of the communities impacted by the testing of nuclear weapons and the dangers it imposes.
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Three years on: Russia’s fossil-fuelled invasion of Ukraine continues
The Greenpeace Ukraine team writes this blog on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with a terrible sense of déjà vu. Together, we can help bring an end to this devastating war, and forge a path towards a just peace and green reconstruction in Ukraine.
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Greenpeace salutes Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Nihon Hidankyo’s role in making nuclear weapons illegal
Greenpeace applauds Nobel Peace Prize Laureates for decades of activism and advocacy towards eliminating nuclear weapons.
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Greenpeace comment on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo
Greenpeace congratulates Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Confederation of Atomic Bomb Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024.
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Grim nuclear anniversary: Zaporizhzhia must not repeat Chornobyl
Chornobyl is one of the most recognised synonyms for disaster in the world. Its legacy is a universal reminder of the horrific consequences of nuclear power when things goes wrong. But with Russian military and government presence at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, history risks repeating itself.
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Japan announces date for Fukushima radioactive water release
Greenpeace Japan criticises the Japanese government's announcement of the start date for radioactive water discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station into the Pacific Ocean.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.
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A heating world can’t afford a cold war
We are at a critical juncture where the focus should be on strengthening multilateralism for peace and climate, rather than promoting false solutions and profit mongering. The increase in nuclear weapons does not make our world safer and cannot address today’s challenges, quite the contrary.
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Ignoring science, environmental protection and international law – G7 endorses Japan’s Fukushima water discharge plans
The nations of the G7 have chosen politics over science and the protection of the marine environment with their decision today to support the Japanese government’s plans to discharge Fukushima radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean.