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Nuclear Weapons
Hiroshima Survivors Denounce Move to Equate Pearl Harbor With Atomic Bombing
An estimated 237,000 people were killed from radiation poisoning, cancer and injuries in the five years after the bomb.
Biden Administration Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks With Russia and China
Experts praised the statement but questioned the Biden administration’s long-term vision for arms control.
The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That.
A first step toward anti-nuclear advocacy is becoming aware of the current sprawling state of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Putin to Station Russian Nukes in Belarus in “Dangerous Escalation”
The move follows controversial new UK plans to provide Ukraine with arms containing depleted uranium.
Daniel Ellsberg Is Calling on All of Us to Work to Avert Nuclear War
The legendary whistleblower has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
We Must Abolish Nuclear Weapons Before They Abolish Us
The Ukraine War has resurfaced conversations about nuclear weapons. But are we having the right conversations?
The Nuclear “War” in Ukraine May Not Be the One We Expect
It’s not just Zaporizhzhia we have to worry about: There are 14 other nuclear power plants in the war zone.
Nuclear Treaty Putin Suspended Was Important But Inadequate, Expert Says
We need to go far beyond the New START treaty to actually ban and eliminate these weapons, says Ira Helfand.
Putin Suspends Russia’s Participation in Nuclear Treaty With US
Nonproliferation advocates responded with alarm amid fears of a broader — and possibly nuclear — conflict.
Is Withdrawing From Treaties the Nuclear Weapons Industry’s Business Plan?
The manufacture and maintenance of nuclear weapons is a uniquely profitable business monopoly with a guaranteed market.