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Nuclear Weapons
Chomsky: To Tackle Climate, Our Morality Must Catch Up With Our Intelligence
It's within our power to end the hideous experiment we are so enthusiastically committed to, if we have the moral will.
Progressive Lawmakers in US and Japan Demand No-First-Use Policy on Nukes
The lawmakers argued that “a no-first-use policy would increase protection against a nuclear attack.”
Nobel Laureates Call for End to Ukraine War and Rejection of Nuclear Weapons
“It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us,” the peace prize winners wrote in an open letter.
Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation
Congress and Biden are offering jacked-up rhetoric about confronting Russia rather than facing the risk of nuclear war.
Noam Chomsky: US Military Escalation Against Russia Would Have No Victors
Russia’s invasion is a war crime, Chomsky says, but the U.S. shouldn’t escalate this conflict between nuclear powers.
“Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons Could Pose Greater Threat of Nuclear War
Investment in low-yield nuclear weapons is a terrifying shift toward making actual use of the weapons more imaginable.
If You Stayed Up All Night Worrying About Nuclear War, You’re Not Alone
We must take the current nuclear threat seriously -- and prioritize peace above all.
“War Between Nuclear-Armed Powers Is Not an Option”: Experts Urge Diplomacy
As tensions rise, advocates condemn prospects of both military and economic warfare against Russia.
“Politics as Usual” Will Never Be a Solution to the Current Climate Threat
To address the imminent ecological threat responsibly, we need economic and political policies grounded in humanity.
Will Biden Declare a “No First Use” Approach to Nuclear Weapons?
In 2017, Joe Biden warned against the preemptive use of nuclear weapons but has yet to adopt that policy as president.