rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/webinar-no-nuclear-weapons-in-australia?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-webinar-no-nuclear-weapons-in-australia' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> ICAN Australia https://actionnetwork.org/groups/ican-australia https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg As plans advance for Australia to host US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers and potentially nuclear-armed submarines, there are increasing concerns about the potential for Australia to unknowingly host American nuclear weapons in future. This is particularly concerning against a backdrop of Australia accepting US policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons. The humanitarian consequences of even a single detonation, whether accidental or intentional, cannot be understated as it would be catastrophic and irreversible. No health system or humanitarian agency has the capacity to respond to the aftermath of a nuclear explosion; there is no "cure" for a nuclear catastrophe, only prevention. Beyond the immediate blast that would incinerate surrounding areas, the resulting radiation would inflict multi-generational health crises. Recently, over 150 civil society organisations across Australia and the Pacific launched the 'No Nuclear Weapons in Australia' Declaration calling on the Albanese government to push back on these policies of nuclear ambiguity and to reject Australia having any role in nuclear war. This declaration underscores that the security of a nation cannot be bought at the risk of the survival of humanity and the planet's ecosystem. This webinar brings together voices from across the Pacific region to talk about what the declaration is asking for, what it means for Australia's place in the Pacific, and what supporters can do to keep the pressure on. This event is co-hosted by ICAN Australia and the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG). https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-no-nuclear-weapons-in-australia?source=direct_link&