Nuclear Weapons
Americans still justify Hiroshima/Nagaski bombings
More Americans still believe the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago were justified, but the margins have narrowed compared to previous polling. These were the conclusions of a new Pew Research Center survey that found 35 percent of American adults think using nuclear weapons in 1945 was justified, while 31 percent did…
Read MoreFilm recalls heroism of Nagasaki nurses
A new drama — “Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash” — directed by Jumpei Matsumoto, whose grandfather survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, has been released in Japan as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing. The film tells the story of the unsung Japanese Red Cross nurses and follows three young nursing…
Read MoreA reckless provocation
Trump moves US nuclear subs closer to Russia after tit-for-tat exchange By Stephen Prager, Common Dreams In an ominous post Friday afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he had “ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions” following a provocation by a top Russian security official. The president was responding to “highly provocative statements”…
Read MoreTrumps makes rare nuclear threat against Russia
[USS Virginia, underway in July 2004. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered attack submarine with cruise missile capability in service with the United States Navy.] As reported by the New York Times: Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia In a social media post,…
Read MoreUS nukes back in Britain
According to multiple news sources, Nukewatch UK and CND, US nuclear bombs are back in Britain after a 17-year hiatus. A US transport plane was tracked from a New Mexico Air Force base to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, believed to be carrying B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs, each with three times the power of the Hiroshima…
Read MoreJOANNA MACY, PRESENTE!
JOANNA MACY, PRESENTE! Founder of Nuclear Guardianship Project As reported in a New York Times obituary, Joanna Macy has passed on at the age of 96. She has been a giant of the anti-nuclear movement, both in the U.S. and overseas, for many decades. She wrote Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age in…
Read MoreBOB ALVAREZ, PRESENTE! Remembrance by a U.S. Senate colleague
BOB ALVAREZ, PRESENTE! Remembrance by a U.S. Senate colleague Michael Slater, a former co-worker of Bob Alvarez on the staff of U.S. Senator John Glenn, has published an appreciation in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, after Bob’s death on July 1st. Slater included a link to Bob’s prolific Bulletin contributions, including an article he…
Read MoreTRINITY, 80 YEARS ON
TRINITY, 80 YEARS ON Nuclear perils remain, resistance persists On July 16, 1945, the U.S. Army’s Manhattan Project secretly tested a plutonium bomb, code-named “Trinity,” in southern New Mexico (pictured). As they do annually, New Mexicans commemorated the fallout, both literal and figurative, this week. (Incredibly enough, New Mexico has two nuclear catastrophes, both dated…
Read MoreLearn more about anti-nuke work in New Mexico!
[Tee shirt design by Noel Marquez, co-founder of Alliance for Environmental Strategies (AFES). The design incorporates the shape of the state, its turqoise and gold colors, as well as the Zia Pueblo sun symbol, which also appears on the state flag.] On July 16, 2025 — the 80th annual commemoration of Trinity, and the 46th…
Read MoreUPDATE: STOP EO radiation health menace
Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), at their public meeting on July 16, 1-5:30 PM ET, that science demonstrates radiation exposure is always harmful. Registration required. The NRC is taking comments on Trump Executive Order (EO) 14300 Section 5(b), which directs the NRC to “reconsider” its use of the linear no threshold (LNT) model (starting…
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