Republic of the Philippines
Ambassador Rodolfo Sanchez
At the time of the International Court of Justice’s consideration of this case, Rodolfo Sanchez was the Philippine ambassador to the Netherlands. The following is excerpted from an oral presentation on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons made by Ambassador Sanchez before the International Court of Justice at The Hague on November 15, 1995.Much has been said about nuclear weapons and deterrence. We in the Philippines know very well the concept of deterrence. Like many other nations, we were once ourselves in the grip of this policy. For decades we housed foreign military bases, installations which…
