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Perils, promises and perspectives: Nuclear weapons, atomic energy and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions in the early Cold War (2023)

Grimm, Kevin E. (Author)

Cold War History
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 495-515
Publication date: 2023
Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/14682745.2023.2219614

URI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2023.2219614

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In the 1950s and 1960s, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) protested nuclear weapons testing, called for nuclear and conventional disarmament, and simultaneously embraced the promises of atomic energy. The ICFTU also, particularly through its atomic energy committee, pressed the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for stronger worker protections and union input at atomic energy sites. Such efforts revealed how a non-governmental organization (NGO) attempted to shape international narratives and standards regarding nuclear weapons and atomic energy, revealing a complex approach to the use of the atom.

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