Nuclear disarmament | Peter Schulte

Marshall Islands signs treaty banning nuclear weapons in the South Pacific

Peter Schulte / March 5, 2025

The Marshall Islands has become the 14th Pacific Islands Forum member state to join the South Pacific’s nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament treaty. The agreement, known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, was opened for signature on 6 August 1985 and entered into force on 11 December 1986. The current member states of the treaty are Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely

Peter Schulte / May 11, 1995

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is an international treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament.

New Zealand passes groundbreaking law establishing it as a nuclear and biological weapon-free zone

Peter Schulte / June 9, 1987

The significance of the Act lies in its affirmation that New Zealand exists as an independent and proud democracy concerned about the future of the planet.