Nuclear Weapons
Rev. Carl Kabat, Peace Activist and ‘Fool for Christ,’ Dies at 88
An associate of the Berrigan brothers, he spent nearly two decades in prison for his relentless protesting, often in a clown suit, against nuclear arms. Obituary published in the New York Times on August 17, 2022. Rev. Kabat passed on on August 4, 2022.
Read MoreWomen’s voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Testimonies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Women Speak Out for Peace Documented by the Soka Gakkai Women’s Peace Committee, these videos feature hibakusha sharing their testimonies of what they experienced during and after the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The paintings and drawings presented during the testimonies were drawn from memory by the hibakusha, in…
Read MoreAs we remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This week on Nuclear Hotseat Hiroshima-born Yuki Miyamoto is a second generation Hibakusha — daughter of an atomic bomb survivor. Her mother was in Hiroshima one mile from the epicenter of the bombing, yet survived it with what seemed like little physical damage… though other truths later emerged. Yuki’s story of what it was like…
Read MoreRussia announced that it was temporarily suspending inspection activities under a key nuclear arms treaty
As reported by the Washington Post: Russia announced that it was temporarily suspending inspection activities under a key nuclear arms treaty. According to a statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Moscow told Washington that it was suspending some of the activities under the New START arms control treaty, the last remaining treaty limiting the world’s two…
Read MoreWarnings Grow over Nuclear Annihilation as Tensions Escalate Between U.S., Russia & China
Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Ira Helfand and Dr. Zia Mian. Helfand is a leader of PSR, IPPNW, ICAN, and Back from the Brink. Mian is co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security.
Read MoreJuly 16 New Mexico frontline community events (1979 Church Rock uranium tailings spill; 1945 “Trinity” atomic bomb “test” blast)
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Please see the email from Lilly Adams at Union of Concerned Scientists, below. Here are links to the documents that Lilly attached to her original email: 1. Red Water Pond Road Community Association/MASE flier; 2. TBDC press release. Please spread the word about these important events. Thank you. —Kevin Kamps, Beyond…
Read MorePress Release: Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium to Hold 13th Annual Candlelight Vigil
See the TBDC press release here:
Read MoreEnergy Department Pressed on Nuclear Fuel, Waste in Budget Bill
As reported by Bloomberg Law, re: consolidated interim storage facility and high-assay low enriched uranium funding levels at the U.S. Department of Energy, as decided and provided each year by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, using federal taxpayer funds.
Read MoreCommemorating the Trinity Test on July 16
July 5, 2022 email from Sofia Rose Wolman: Greetings, We’re writing to encourage your ongoing action, through marking Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Trinity Day this summer. This particular email is about July 16: the date of the Trinity Test in 1945, when the first nuclear weapon was exploded in the USA state of New Mexico. Wherever…
Read MoreSpeak Up July 7 Concerning Plans for WIPP To Remain Open Essentially Forever
Action Alert: Speak Up July 7 Concerning Plans for WIPP To Remain Open Essentially Forever Thursday, July 7th, at 5:30 pm [Mountain Time, which is 7:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm Central/4:30 pm Pacific], DOE will host a virtual and in-person WIPP Community Forum and Open House in Santa Fe. It will take place at the Santa Fe…
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