Nuclear Weapons
Belarus says it has Russian nuclear weapons
Belarus has started taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons, according to its despotic leader, President Alexander Lukashenko (pictured), and worse, he has said he would use them “to repel aggression.” The transfer of weapons now contradicts what Russian president, Vladimir Putin, had indicated earlier, that no nuclear weapons would move to Belarus until some time…
Read MoreObscene spending on nuclear weapons
The United States spent $43.7 billion on its nuclear weapons program in 2022, according to the new ICAN Report — Wasted: 2022 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending. That’s $83,143 a minute and more than all of the other nuclear armed states combined. The next highest spender was China at $11.7 billion followed by Russia at $9.6…
Read MoreMayors call for action against nuclear war
At the close of its 91st Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on June 5, 2023, the final business plenary of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) unanimously adopted a new resolution, titled, “Calling for Urgent Action to Avoid Nuclear War, Resolve the Ukraine Conflict, Lower Tensions with China, and Redirect Military Spending to Meet…
Read MoreFrench anti-nuclear movement relaunches
In the face of nuclear threats on multiple fronts — nuclear power and nuclear weapons expansion, reactor license extensions, radioactive waste dumps and fuel pool expansion at La Hague to name a few — the French anti-nuclear movement relaunched last Saturday during a packed meeting in Paris. The new name for the movement is La…
Read MoreDOE 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…
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