NEW YORK, Jun 09 (IPS) – A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending—following on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists recent decision that their Doomsday Clock should be set as close as it has ever been to nuclear catastrophe, should serve as a wake up calls for humanity.
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