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Project Ploughshares

@ploughsharesca.bsky.social

Established in 1976, Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament and international security, specifically related to the arms trade, emerging military and security technologies, nuclear weapons, and outer space

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

From Cold War protests to AI risk today: For 50 years, Project Ploughshares has pushed toward peace—one treaty, one policy brief, one hard conversation at a time. Check out the timeline: ploughshares.ca/nuclear-disa... #Ploughshares50 #NuclearDisarmament #PeaceInAction #Hiroshima80

Nuclear Disarmament: 50 Years of Research and Action - Project Ploughshares

For nearly five decades, Project Ploughshares has worked to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. Through rigorous research, public education, and persistent advocacy — in Canada and around the wor...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

Hiroshima80: A week of reflection + action We’re marking 80 years since the atomic bombings with new content all week. First up: a fact sheet on the human cost, Canada’s role, and why disarmament can’t wait. Read + share: ploughshares.ca/80-years-aft... #Hiroshima80 #NuclearDisarmament

80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Human Cost and Canada’s Role - Project Ploughshares

Yui Fujiki is a Project Ploughshares Research Assistant. Read her bio here. Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world faces rising nuclear threats and a shrinking win...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

Golden Dome is not just another defence plan—it's a $500B+ space-based missile shield that could trigger a new arms race. Here’s what’s at stake: 🛰️ Weaponized satellites 💰 $71B from Canada ⚠️ Strategic instability ploughshares.ca/golden-dome-... #GoldenDome #MissileDefence #SpaceWeapons #Canada

Golden Dome Explained: Ambition, Reality, Risk - Project Ploughshares

In January 2025, US President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14186, directing the development of a sweeping new missile defence system called Golden Dome. While still in the early stages, the pla...

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Kelsey Gallagher@kelgallagh.bsky.social · last yr.

Pleased to note that our publication “Fanning the Flames” @ploughsharesca.bsky.social is cited in the recent report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory "From economy of occupation to economy of genocide" www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited ve...

This report investigates the corporate machinery sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project of displacement and replacement of the Palestinians in the occupied territory. While political leaders and...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

The U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites crosses a dangerous line. Military strikes won’t bring peace—or non-proliferation. We need diplomacy, not destruction. Read our full statement: ploughshares.ca/statement-on... #NPT #Disarmament #DiplomacyNotWar

Statement on the U.S. Bombing of Iranian Nuclear Facilities - Project Ploughshares

Project Ploughshares condemns in the strongest possible terms the June 21–22 U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s declared nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. We firmly believe in a world without ...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

After a decade of visionary leadership, Cesar Jaramillo will step down as Executive Director of Project Ploughshares on June 1, 2025. We’re deeply grateful for his unwavering commitment to peace, disarmament, and justice—and for guiding our work with integrity. ploughshares.ca/cesar-jarami...

Cesar Jaramillo to step down as Executive Director of Project Ploughshares - Project Ploughshares

After a decade of principled and visionary leadership as Executive Director of Project Ploughshares, Cesar Jaramillo will be leaving the organization on June 1, 2025, to pursue the next phase of his c...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

"If rules are to have value, they must apply equally to adversaries and allies. Otherwise, law becomes merely narrative and principle becomes politics." www.ploughshares.ca/publications... #Gaza #Ukraine #security #UN #US #IHL #NPT

Rules for Others: Selective Outrage, Silent Complicity, and an Alarming Lack of Principled Leadership

It is easy to defend norms in principle. Far harder to uphold them when they come at a cost — when they constrain not adversaries, but allies or ourselves. Liberal democracies have long positioned the...

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Project Ploughshares@ploughsharesca.bsky.social · last yr.

Jessica West is virtually attending the #ParosOWEG in all its aspects and will be sharing updates, insights, and essential context throughout the process. @jessicawestphd.bsky.social For more information, check out our quick guide: www.ploughshares.ca/publications...

A Short Guide to the OEWG on PAROS in All Its Aspects

The Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) in all its aspects is a new United Nations forum where all UN Member States, along with relevant NGO, comme...

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