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Nuclear Weapons

Trump Moves the World One Step Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe
Trump and Bolton are taking us closer to the danger of nuclear war as a result of miscalculations and accidents.

The New Global Tinderbox — It’s Not Your Mother’s Cold War
Is a nuclear World War III preventable?

The US Tested Bombs on the Marshall Islands. Now, Victims Are Seeking Justice.
Marshallese suffer from “alarming” cancer rates due to US nuclear weapons testing on their islands.

Experts Alarmed Over Trump’s Plan to Ditch Nuclear Arms Control Treaty
A withdrawal could alienate European allies and raise the chances of armed conflict.

Seventy-Three Years Later, Nagasaki Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Warfare
As an atomic bomb survivor, Terumi Kuramori speaks out against nuclear aggression.

Remembering the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Perilous Times
The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki paid the price not for Japanese aggression but for US imperial ambitions.

A Child of the Manhattan Project Discusses Complex Legacy of the Bomb
“Science has so much power, but it is not politically neutral,” says author D. Leah Steinberg.

Meet Two of the Activists Who Secretly Entered a Nuclear Submarine Base
Martha Hennessy and Carmen Trotta discuss their action.

Reporter Dragged From Helsinki Meeting After Trying to Ask About Nuclear Treaty
Sam Husseini discusses more.

Media, Hardliners Play Up North Korean Nuclear “Deception” Claim
Evidence suggests that some Trump officials want to derail the US-North Korea negotiations.