News and Events

One Earth Future funder and founder Marcel Arsenault in his latest op-ed is calling for a renewed commitment to fund the nuclear risk reduction field.

On 21 July, the PAX sapiens Foundation (PAX) and Open Nuclear Network (ONN), a programme of the One Earth Future (OEF) Foundation, hosted a private screening of Christopher Nolan's new acclaimed film Oppenheimer at the Cinema in the Power Station, London. The event discussed nuanced historical lesso...

ONN is pleased to introduce the Korean Peninsula Analysis Centre (KPAC). The KPAC is a platform for collecting and sharing open-source information and analysis on nuclear risks on and around the Korean Peninsula.

From 26-29 June, ONN’s Director Andreas Persbo, Regional Issues Strategist Veronika Bedenko, and Research Consultant Valeriia Hesse, attended the annual meeting of the Younger Generation Leadership Network (YGLN) in Vienna, Austria.

On 19-23 June, the Open Nuclear Network (ONN) team participated in the 7th CTBT Science and Technology Conference (SnT2023) at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.

On 14-15 June, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) participated in the second Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) cross-disciplinary conference under the theme ''Nuclear Disarmament at a Crossroads'' in Uppsala, Sweden.

The One Earth Future Foundation is committed to preventing armed conflict and promoting stability. We expect our associates to uphold key principles of international humanitarian law, which protects civilians in wartime. In upholding this commitment and in light of the recent events, Open Nuclear Ne...

On 22-26 May, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) participated in the second Joint Annual Meeting organised by the International Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) and the European Safeguards Research and Development Association (ESARDA).

On May 26-27, Open Nuclear Network’s (ONN) Director Andreas Persbo took part in an annual conference organised by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-proliferation (VCDNP) in collaboration with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS).

On 24 May, ONN had the pleasure of co-sponsoring the "Women of Mass Distinction" (WMD) networking reception.

On 15-19 May, Director of Open Nuclear Network (ONN) Andreas Persbo participated in the fourth and final session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification (GGE NDV) in Geneva, Switzerland. This session marked the conclusion of almost two years of intensive discussions ...

In February, ONN launched a two-month social media video campaign called #MEETONN. The aim of the campaign is to introduce our team and provide an inside look at how we try to achieve the overarching goal of nuclear risk reduction through innovation, inclusion and dialogue using open source data.

University of Vienna welcomes Elin Bergner as a Non-Resident Fellow at the European Centre for North Korean Studies.

During 7-9 March, ONN Regional Issues Strategist Veronika Bedenko and Analyst Jaewoo Shin, took part in a field exercise organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), called the “Menzingen Verification Experiment.”

The Open Nuclear Network's Nuclear Risk Reduction Newsletter features an end-of-the-month summary of key developments on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia and updates on publications and activities by the ONN team and members of its Engagement Network, ONN's group of trusted advisers.

YGLN welcomes Veronika Bedenko, Nikita Degtyarev and Valeriia Hesse.