No First Use Statements

Since July 2022, Daisaku Ikeda, the president of SGI, has issued three statements calling for nuclear weapon states to pledge No First Use of these weapons to avoid catastrophe, defuse the climate of mutual fear and promote nuclear disarmament.

  • Disarmament
  • Nuclear Abolition

Statements

Statements

Statement on the G7 Hiroshima Summit, the Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

On 27 April 2023, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued a statement calling on the leaders of the G7 countries… Read more
Disarmament
Statements

Statement on the Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

On 11 January 2023, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the SGI, issued a statement calling for action at restoring peace in Ukraine and steps to lessen the… Read more
Disarmament
Statements

Statement to 2022 NPT Review Conference | Calling for No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Ahead of the Tenth Review Conference of the NPT, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the SGI, issued a statement urging that No First Use be taken up as a… Read more
Disarmament
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