Greetings friends of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Nuclear weapons have certainly figured prominently in the news lately, and almost none of it has been good news. Insisting the U.S. has fallen behind in terms of nuclear weapons, President Trump recently told Reuters that he wants...
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New Program! “Peace Action Camps!” This is a chance for veterans, youth, Quakers, women and others to join together to learn to sail, learn the principles of non-violent direct action, participate in an action planned during the camp, and learn about nuclear issues today. It...
Nuclear Winter Studies What if 100 Hiroshima-size atomic bombs were detonated in cities of India and Pakistan? Long-term environmental effects could significantly disrupt the global weather for at least a decade, which would likely result in a vast global famine. Yet today, each of the approximately 3,540...
http://www.alternet.org/environment/navys-use-depleted-uranium-americas-coastal-waters-threatens-humans-wildlife ...
The Nation article by Alice Slater https://www.thenation.com/article/united-nations-votes-to-startnegotiations-to-ban-the-bomb/...
http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20161031/golden-rule-crew-eyes-new-voyage ...
Historic UNGA vote to mandate 2017 negotiation of nuclear ban treaty Resolution L41, “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations,” with 48 co-sponsors as of two days ago, is coming to vote sometime between this Thursday, 27 October, and the following Wednesday, 2 November. Citizen diplomats from...
http://tass.com/world/905191 At the 30th anniversary of his historic meeting with President Regan in Iceland that began the process of eliminating over half of the world's nuclear arsenal, Mr. Gorbachev said, "I am deeply convinced that a nuclear weapon-free world is not a utopia, but an imperative...