There's little detail on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize beyond the fact it has happened. Awarding the Prize in this way to a group rather than an individual is remarkable and particularly so with this group.
Information is currently scattered as CNN the The Guardian have bear bones notifications of the event while Fox News doesn't carry anything. There will certainly be more coming.
Although the award does not do anything overt to disarm, it's a beautifully clear endorsement of the need for it.
Update:
(CNN)The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said ICAN was receiving the award for its "work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons."
Nobel committee president Berit Reiss-Andersen praised the work of ICAN at a time when tensions remain high over North Korea's nuclear weapons testing and as the Iran nuclear deal has been called into question by US President Donald Trump.
CNN: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons campaigners
ICAN activists protest against the tensions between North Korea and the US.
Julian Assange 🔹 @JulianAssange 4h4 hours ago
The Nobel Peace prize has finally been awarded to a group that fits the criteria: the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
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Information is currently scattered as CNN the The Guardian have bear bones notifications of the event while Fox News doesn't carry anything. There will certainly be more coming.
Although the award does not do anything overt to disarm, it's a beautifully clear endorsement of the need for it.
Update:
(CNN)The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said ICAN was receiving the award for its "work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons."
Nobel committee president Berit Reiss-Andersen praised the work of ICAN at a time when tensions remain high over North Korea's nuclear weapons testing and as the Iran nuclear deal has been called into question by US President Donald Trump.
CNN: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons campaigners
ICAN activists protest against the tensions between North Korea and the US.
Julian Assange 🔹 @JulianAssange 4h4 hours ago
The Nobel Peace prize has finally been awarded to a group that fits the criteria: the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
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