Nobel Peace Prize goes to ICAN, a coalition working to rid the world of nuclear weapons
Oslo — The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee warned that the risk of a nuclear conflict is greater than for a long time. ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots nongovernmental groups in more than 100 countries. It began in Australia and was officially launched in Vienna in 2007. "We live in a world where the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time," said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In July, 122 nations adopted a UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, but nuclear-armed states including the US, Russia, China, Britain and France stayed out of the talks. The Nobel prize seeks to bolster the case of disarmament amid nuclear tension between the US and North Korea, and uncertainty over the fate of a 2015 deal between Iran and major powers to limit Tehran’s nuclear programme. US President Donald Trump...
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