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Special Series: The Day the Nuclear Umbrella is Folded


< 1 > Reject nuclear deterrence and bring about change from Japan
< 2 > Reviewing the Cold War structure of the U.S. nuclear arsenal
< 3 > Trust forms the foundation of security
< 4 > Post-Cold War generation shows growing anti-nuclear sentiment
< 5 > Renounce the secret nuclear pacts, adhere to the three non-nuclear principles
< 6 > Six-party talks to promote dialogue for renouncing nuclear weapons
< 7 > A nuclear-armed Japan is unrealistic: 8 reasons why Japan must never go nuclear
< 8 > On the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
< 9 > A-bombed nation contributes to creation of monitoring network for non-proliferation
< 10 > A-bombed nation's researchers make proposals for nuclear disarmament
< 11 > Effective nuclear weapon-free zone treaty a path to security
< 12 > Japan-U.S. Security Treaty burdens Okinawa
< 13 > Impacting the world with the power of citizens
< 14 > Breaking away from nuclear weapons brings greater security
< 15 > Japan should lead the world in nuclear abolition

Chapter 12: Opening the Door to Abolition
<1> The inhumanity of nuclear weapons (June 18, 2010)
<2> Leaving the nuclear umbrella (June 19, 2010)
<3> Surest path to eliminating the nuclear threat (June 20, 2010)
<4> Heavy burdens on finances and health (June 21, 2010)
<5> Covering the world with a non-nuclear umbrella (June 23, 2010)
<6> A-bombed nation's responsibility to act (June 24, 2010)
<7> Fulfilling humanity's obligation (June 25, 2010)
     
Chapter 11: 2010 NPT Review Conference
<1> Background of the final agreement (June 7, 2010)
<2> For nuclear disarmament, success and disappointment (June 8, 2010)
<3> Presence of the A-bombed Nation (June 9, 2010)
     
Chapter 10: The Middle East, Flash Point of the World
Introduction: Can denuclearization in the Middle East be realized? (May 12, 2010)
< 1 > Israel's nuclear weapons (May 13, 2010)
< 2 > Policy of ambiguity (May 14, 2010)
< 3 > Iran's assertion (May 15, 2010)
< 4 > Where is the real "threat"? (May 16, 2010)
< 5 > Road map toward zero nuclear weapons (May 17, 2010)
< 6 > Future of the NPT (May 18, 2010)
     
Chapter 9: Messengers from Hiroshima
< 1 > Hiroko Menda (April 15, 2010)
< 2 > Takayoshi Kajiyama (April 16, 2010)
< 3 > Tomiaki Nagahara (April 17, 2010)
< 4 > Hitoshi Takayama (April 20, 2010)
< 5 > Kazuo Tanaka and Masaru Tanaka (April 21, 2010)
< 6 > Sunao Tsuboi (April 22, 2010)
     
Chapter 8: Now in the United States
< 1 > Nuclear Posture Review (October 27, 2009)
< 2 > First Budget (October 28, 2009)
< 3 > The CTBT (October 29, 2009)
< 4 > Ratification (October 30, 2009)
     
Chapter 7: Making a Fresh Start
< 1 > Unanimous vote (October 4, 2009)
< 2 > New administration (October 5, 2009)
< 3 > Politicians lead bureaucrats (October 6, 2009)
< 4 > Influencing the United States (October 7, 2009)
< 5 > Activities in Hiroshima (October 9, 2009)
     
Chapter 6: Instability in Northeast Asia
Introduction: North Korea’s nuclear weapons development (July 11, 2009)
< 1 > Still at war (July 11, 2009)
< 2 > Reinforcing the nuclear umbrella (July 12, 2009)
< 3 > Government of Japan (July 13, 2009)
< 4 > Non-nuclear principles (July 14, 2009)
< 5 > Nuclear armament (July 15, 2009)
< 6 > No first use (July 16, 2009)
     
Chapter 5: Unseen targets in the U.K. and France
< 1 > Self-contradiction (June 21, 2009)
< 2 > Self-reliance (June 22, 2009)
< 3 > Laser fusion (June 23, 2009)
< 4 > A tenable rationale (June 25, 2009)
< 5 > Victims of nuclear tests (June 26, 2009)
< 6 > The power of local government (June 27, 2009)
< 7 > Looming choice (June 28, 2009)
Report on French nuclear facilities (June 26, 2009)
     
Chapter 4: NATO's Cold War relics
Introduction: Europe's "targetless" nuclear weapons (June 13, 2009)
< 1 > Nuclear sharing (June 13, 2009)
< 2 > Hangars (June 14, 2009)
< 3 > White elephants (June 17, 2009)
< 4 > A new strategic concept (June 18, 2009)
< 5 > Critical juncture (June 19, 2009)
     
Chapter 3: Mongolia's challenge
Introduction: Diplomacy moves nuclear weapons states (June 1, 2009)
< 1 > Security through diplomacy (June 1, 2009)
< 2 > Escaping the "nuclear umbrella" (June 2, 2009)
< 3 > Uranium resources (June 3, 2009)
< 4 > Hiroshima Room (June 5, 2009)
< 5 > A secure future (June 6, 2009)
     
Chapter 2: South Asia's cold war
Introduction: Pakistan seeks Japanese technology (March 20, 2009)
< 1 > Black market (March 20, 2009)
< 2 > Shock of 11/26 (March 21, 2009)
< 3 > Nuclear agreement (March 22, 2009)
< 4 > Reality and the ideal (March 23, 2009)
< 5 > Curbing hostilities (March 24, 2009)
< 6 > Role of the news media (March 26, 2009)
< 7 > Path to dismantling of nuclear arsenals (March 27, 2009)
     
Chapter 1: Superpower at a turning point
Introduction: New global trend toward abolition (February 11, 2009)
< 1 > Change (February 11, 2009)
< 2 > Nuclear infrastructure (February 12, 2009)
< 3 > Los Alamos (February 13, 2009)
< 4 > Repercussions of newspaper articles (February 14, 2009)
< 5 > Restored confidence (February 15, 2009)
< 6 > U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement (February 17, 2009)
< 7 > From Hiroshima (February 19, 2009)
< 8 > Nuclear deterrence theory (February 20, 2009)
     
Diplomacy, security and the new Japanese government
< 1 > Mitsuru Kurosawa (September 8, 2009)
< 2 > Yoshio Hachiro (September 9, 2009)
< 3 > Tomoko Abe (September 10, 2009)
< 4 > Saburo Yamashita (September 12, 2009)
< 5 > Hiromichi Umebayashi (September 14, 2009)
< 6 > Emiko Okada (September 15, 2009)
     
Report from Niigata
< 1 > Growing momentum in pursuit of "nuclear zero" (September 3, 2009)
< 2 > Balance between "three pillars" is crucial to NPT Review Conference (September 4, 2009)
< 3 > Need to seek political agreement, citizens' initiatives are indispensable (September 5, 2009)
     
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