Tag: nuclear weapons

U.S. military strategists were eager “to use the bomb first where its effects would not only be politically effective, but also technically measurable.”

The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 - and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

Can it be done? Can nuclear weapons be abolished? 

The nuclear industry is banking on a revival.

A giant with such an enormous appetite should find room for all kinds of facts and figures—but this one’s a bit of a picky eater. 

Whether you’re talking about actual war or potential nuclear catastrophe, it’s certainly looking mighty ugly right now.

Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart.

“The harsh realities of fusion belie the claims of its proponents of ‘unlimited, clean, safe and cheap energy.'"

The madness of nuclear warfare is alive and well in America.

The silences and muted statements on Capitol Hill are evading the reality of what’s hanging in the balance—the destruction of almost all human life on Earth.