Nuclear Weapons
Congo’s uranium tragedy
At a book talk at Busboys and Poets in DC, Friends of the Congo’s Maurice Carney, and Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz Gunter, laid out the uranium story that threads through the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s sad history, including how 70% of Congo uranium was used in the atomic bomb dropped 81 years ago on…
Read MoreA compassionate world without nuclear
Global Read webinar featured two authors, two books and one topic M.V. Ramana and Linda Pentz Gunter were featured together for the August edition of the program Global Read, presented by the Charter for Compassion. Ramana is the author of Nuclear Is Not The Solution. The Folly of Atomic Power In The Age of Climate…
Read MoreProtect Better Webinar Series: NRC Radiation Comments
Webinar #1 Wednesday, August 12 Time: 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET Webinar #1 Register Here The Trump Administration has directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken long-standing radiation protection standards in order to accelerate the expansion of nuclear reactors, nuclear-powered data centers, and nuclear weapons production. Help stop nuclear powered data centers which are…
Read MoreA Japanese A-bomb? Hibakusha decry misguided turn
Japan’s far right prime minister, Sanae Takaichi (pictured), as well as her defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, have been considering a review of Japan’s longstanding disavowal of nuclear weapons, a shift that would seriously undermine the country’s role in the world as a leading advocate for nuclear disarmament. Japan is committed not to possess, produce, or…
Read MoreIn whose interest is the Saudi nuke deal?
Trump, his family and associates are all set to profit even if the promised reactors never complete Last week we noted that Trump’s nuclear deal with the Saudis was a covert means to hand that country the materials, technology and know-how to develop the nuclear bomb. Since then, an even more predictable rationale behind the…
Read MoreA Bomb for the Saudis?
Media reports suggest that the Trump administration has agreed not only to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia but to allow the country to enrich its own uranium. This raises two key questions. Why must Iran’s civil nuclear program be bombed into oblivion by the US and Israel to prevent it developing nuclear weapons, if…
Read MoreNo To Nuclear book tour and webinars
Beyond Nuclear international specialist Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book — No to Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War — available from Pluto Press(opens in new tab). Below is a record of prior and upcoming events in person and on line and a listing of media clips. Past Live Events…
Read MoreNight With The Experts
Beyond Nuclear featured guest on NEIS monthly meeting, Night With The Experts Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz Gunter presented ideas stemming from her new book No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War — on the May edition of Night With The Experts. The monthly online meeting, hosted by Nuclear…
Read MoreFree Ellsberg film
Ellsberg legacy documentary is free to screen with aim to reach and re-awaken as many audiences as possible to the perpetual danger of nuclear war In a 29-minute documentary, largely featuring the final thoughts of renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, we are reminded that the imperative to abolish nuclear weapons is more urgent than ever. As…
Read MoreSusan Mirsky honored
Susan Mirsky, board member and Nuclear Disarmament Chair for Massachusetts Peace Action, and a founding member of Newton Dialogues on Peace and War, is the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Unsung Hero Award. The Award is presented by Beyond Nuclear as part of the annual Alliance for Nuclear Accountability awards held in…
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