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Tag Archives: nuclear abolition
Break In At A Nuclear Weapons Storage Facility
Yesterday, a group of peace activists gained access to a site on a German Air Force Base where 20 U.S. nuclear weapons are stored. “The peace activists cut through razor wire and some other fences and several made it to … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons
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Why Stop Denuclearization at North Korea?
(From Physicians for Social Responsibility which has a small but vocal footprint in Iowa). Responding to citizens everywhere who yearn for peace, political leaders in South Korea, North Korea, China and the United States staged a flurry of diplomatic activity … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged North Korea, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, nuclear weapons
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Preserve The Iran Deal
The 45th president doesn’t like the Iran Deal. He campaigned against it. He begrudgingly certified Iran’s compliance with it after his inauguration. As additional 90-day certification periods passed, he didn’t. Neither did he move to end it. With the installation … Continue reading
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Tagged Diplomacy with Iran, Iran Deal, JCPOA, nuclear abolition
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Command And Control To Air Nationwide
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. CST Command and Control will air nationwide on Public Television. The film from director Robert Kenner, based upon the book by Eric Schlosser, is the true story of a Titan II missile silo … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged #goodbyenukes, Command and Control, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Protect Environment, Stop Nuclear Weapons
(Editor’s Note: When this guest column ran in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on Wednesday, Sept. 21, its abstract nature became real as heavy precipitation events pummeled Butler County and other parts of northeastern Iowa, disrupting lives there and downstream. Living … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged #flood2016, Cedar Rapids flood, climate change, environment, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Stronger Together
If we accept the premise articulated by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, that we are stronger together, there is a lot in society requiring our collective attention. What did we work on? What are we working on? What should we be … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged #iapolitics, environment, nuclear abolition, politics
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A NATO Nuclear Weapons Problem
One risk of U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in NATO countries is that security may fail and bombs could fall into unknown hands. During the recent coup attempt in Turkey, Turkish forces surrounded the U.S. Air Force base at Incirlik (where … Continue reading
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Tagged Incirlik Turkey, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Ban And Abolish Nuclear Weapons
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is an Aug. 15 letter to the editor of the New York Times by friend and colleague Ira Helfand, MD. The message is clear. Ban and abolish nuclear weapons). To the Editor: “A Nuclear Legacy Within Reach” … Continue reading
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Tagged #NoNukes, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Hiroshima Day 2016
The Washington, D.C. rumor mill is saying President Barack Obama may “do something” about nuclear weapons before the end of his term. Among ideas being discussed are early retirement of some of the non-deployed weapons in the arsenal; declaration of … Continue reading
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