Category Archives: Nuclear Disarmament

Today’s Nuclear Times

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Paul Deaton

I remember watching one of the Soviet Sputnik satellites flying over the back yard of our Iowa home. Besides launching a “space race” between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Sputnik heightened tensions between the two … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Disarmament — Get A Grip

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Paul Deaton

From the February 2024 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription, available in hard copy for $15/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Click here for archived … Continue reading →

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I Swear It’s Not Too Late

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Paul Deaton

RAGBRAI is finished, sweet corn is coming in, tomatoes are ripening, and home gardens and farmers markets are going full bore. Dinner may consist of a thick slice of tomato, steamed green beans, and boiled sweet corn. It’s life in … Continue reading →

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Beware the Chaos of This War

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Beware the Chaos of This War by Ed Flaherty One of the defining characteristics of war is chaos. The war between Ukraine and Russia is approaching the end of its first year, and it has been horrendous and chaotic. Each … Continue reading →

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Sailing Into the Future;  Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki.

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Abolish Nuclear Weapons =================================================== For Immediate Release  From:  Ed Flaherty, Secretary, Veterans For Peace #161 When:  Tuesday, August 9.  6:30-8PM Where:  Old Brick lower level, 26 E. Market St. Iowa City Further Information: Contact Ed Flaherty   319 621-6766.  flahertyem@aol.com … Continue reading →

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Existential Worries

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Dave Bradley

This is a submission from occasional contributor Ed Flaherty. Ed is the secretary of Veterans for Peace in Iowa City. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has some static in the background that many only whisper about. Russia has nuclear … Continue reading →

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76 Years After The Atomic Bombings

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Paul Deaton

World War II veterans were still living when our family moved back to Iowa in 1993. In each conversation with one of them, I asked about the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan and the Nagasaki bombing three … Continue reading →

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Cranes For Our Future

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Paul Deaton

Friday was the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Monday is the anniversary of Nagasaki. The world little realized the devastation caused by President Harry Truman’s decision to detonate those bombs. In response to the anniversary, the … Continue reading →

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A World Without Nuclear Weapons

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Paul Deaton

While it got scant notice in the U.S. press, the joint statement after the Geneva, Switzerland meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin was significant: We, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden and … Continue reading →

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August 9th, 1945: Nagasaki

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Video: 1. minute 13 seconds Have been using this space to talk about candidates for the statehouse. However, I read a short but very thought provoking article by Helen Caldicott, world renowned activist against nuclear weapons, on the dropping of … Continue reading →

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