16. Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast which has had a rebrand! We are now called the Social Justice Salon.

In this episode, we are discussing how we can eliminate nuclear weapons. Susi Synder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) joins hostess Marianne Moore to discuss everything about their campaign and why, 80 years after they were first tested, nuclear weapons finally need to be stopped.

Susi is an expert on nuclear weapons, with over two decades experience working at the intersect between nuclear weapons and human rights and is the programme coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. She has contributed to a number of recent books, including Forbidden (2023), and A World Free from Nuclear Weapons (2020). Susi previously served as the Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at their Geneva secretariat and was named Hero of Las Vegas in 2001 for her work with Indigenous populations against US nuclear weapons development and nuclear waste dumping.

We discuss the history and impact of nuclear weapons, the mission of ICAN, and efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons globally. Susi shares her journey and gives us amazing insights into the various types of nuclear weapons, their global distribution, and the challenges and successes in the campaign against them.

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Music by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne