Nuclear Weapons
DOE attracting more proliferation controversy
In a May 30, 2023 letter from former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials, including former Chairman Allison Macfarlane, several former U.S. State Department officials and U.S. nonproliferation organizations wrote an appeal to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm requesting that the agency abandon its plan to pilot a 200 kilowatt Small Modular Reactor (SMR) test…
Read MorePentagon’s “Pele Project” paves the way for SMRs
Named after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, “Project Pele” is the Pentagon’s partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and demonstrate a prototype US military transportable power reactor. The microreactor (1 to 5 megawatts electric) is being touted for rapid deployment by land, air and sea to support US military operations and…
Read MoreIPPNW: abolish nuke weapons AND power
The Nobel Prize-winning organization of medical professionals — International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War — passed a resolution at its 23rd World Congress, in Mombasa, Kenya on April 30, 2023, entitled: Links between Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power. Beyond Nuclear welcomes this statement, especially coming from those who truly understand the impossible medical…
Read MoreSailing for peace: Jump on board!
The historic sailboat, the Golden Rule, that inspired the creation of Greenpeace and other peace efforts, is sailing around the United States, with speaking stops along the way to bring its message of peace. The boat, a project of Veterans for Peace, is currently in the DC area, but will travel up the eastern seaboard, then…
Read MoreNuclear winter webinar
The Samuel Lawrence Foundation is hosting its “First Friday” Zoom Event at 11:30 AM PST (2:30 PM EST), Friday, April 7, 2023 featuring Brian Toon, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder on “Nuclear Winter: The Environmental Consequences of a Nuclear Exchange.” The event is moderated by…
Read MoreDepleted uranium weapons to Ukraine
From Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: The UK government is sending depleted uranium shells for use in the Challenger 2 tanks gifted to Ukraine, a move the longtime British peace and disarmament organization, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has condemned as an additional environmental and health disaster for those living through the conflict. Defence Minister Baroness…
Read MoreExpert briefing paper on Ukraine dangers
As we mark one year since the deadly war in Ukraine began, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) held an expert panel webinar on February 18 to assess impacts on health, human rights, and the environment from conventional wars, a nuclear power disaster or nuclear war. After the event, the panelists released a…
Read MoreReckless escalation or emotional own goal?
Putin’s decision to suspend Russia’s participation in disarmament treaty could be as bad for Russia as for the rest of the world In a major state-of-the-union address in Moscow on February 21, Russian president, Vladimir Putin said: “I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.”…
Read MoreMayors for Peace call for end to Ukraine war
As we approach a year since the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Mayors for Peace has called for an end to the war, especially given the dangers of it escalating into a conflict that includes the use of nuclear weapons. In a statement released this week, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,…
Read MoreTime 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…
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