Nuclear Weapons
Time to embrace nuclear prohibition goals
With the growing risk that the war in Ukraine could involve the use of nuclear weapons, Beyond Nuclear has signed a letter of support for H. Res. 77, introduced by US Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The resolution calls on the United States to embrace the goals and provisions of the…
Read MoreAn unbreakable linK? Nuclear power and nuclear weapons
Often referred to as “two sides of the same coin”, the commercial and military nuclear sectors are inextricably linked and mutually dependent. And yet, nuclear power is sometimes seen as the benign stepchild of the wicked nuclear weapons stepmother. In fact, the longterm and widespread damage that a nuclear power disaster can inflict on millions…
Read MoreIt’s 90 seconds to midnight. Doomsday Clock moves closer
Today, the scientists at The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of their famous Doomsday Clock the closest to midnight the clock has ever been. Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the less-than-veiled threats by Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to use nuclear weapons, the hands of the clock were moved to 90…
Read MoreU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denies Beyond Nuclear/Ohio Nuclear-Free Network en banc appeal against HALEU
On January 17, 2023, the 11 judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit published an ORDER denying Beyond Nuclear and Ohio Nuclear-Free Network’s appeal en banc (to the full membership of the Circuit Court) in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) lawsuit against rushed generation of HALEU at the…
Read More1PM TODAY EVENT: Jail time for action against nuke weapons
Join Nukewatch TODAY at 1pm EST/ 7pm Central European Time/Noon CST/ 11am MST/ 10am PST. Register in advance. Nukewatch’s John LaForge will be entering a German prison on January 10 to serve 50 days for his part in actions aimed at removing US nuclear weapons from Germany. Dozens of activists that have been involved in…
Read MoreThe latest fusion hype
Despite the hype and the headlines, the real agenda behind the fusion “breakthrough” announced this week is to benefit the nuclear weapons sector, not electricity production. The NIF experiment far more closely resembles the process of a (very tiny) thermonuclear warhead. Since the U.S. has not tested nuclear weapons since 1992, the data from experiments…
Read MoreUS keeps ‘usable’ nukes
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) General Secretary Kate Hudson outlines the US government’s latest position paper on nuclear weapons in the current edition of the CND magazine, Campaign. In October, the Biden administration published its 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), much later than expected. The delay was reportedly due to differences over significant aspects of…
Read MoreFederal court panel rejects HALEU appeal, but another opening remains
On November 15, 2022, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an appeal brought by Beyond Nuclear and the Ohio Nuclear-Free Network challenging the production of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Portsmouth, Ohio site. HALEU would, supposedly, fuel “advanced” reactor…
Read MoreErwin Citizens Awareness Network Questions NFS Nuclear Weapons Project
ERWIN CITIZENS AWARENESS NETWORK, INC. (ECAN) P.O. Box 1152 Jonesborough, TN 37659 Media Contacts: Linda Cataldo Modica-ECAN President, 423-676-2925 Barbara O’Neal-ECAN Vice President, 423-928-0400 Terry Lodge-ECAN Attorney, 419-205-7084 For Immediate Release: November 7, 2022 Erwin Citizens Awareness Network Questions NFS Nuclear Weapons Project Opposes NRC Licensing of Bomb-grade Uranium Deal at BWXT Subsidiary in…
Read MoreMajority of countries want a nuclear ban
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, with its attendant nuclear risks, a majority of the world’s countries have reaffirmed their support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), writes the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The TPNW entered into force last year and makes nuclear weapons illegal under international…
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