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Tag Archives: nuclear weapons
Cranes For Our Future
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
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged #CranesForOurFuture, #nuclearban, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, nuclear weapons
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Reality Check: The 1945 Atomic Bombings
Seventy-five years ago, the nuclear age began with the world’s first nuclear weapons test explosion in the New Mexico desert. In this annotated “silent film”-style video essay from the Arms Control Association, we learn about the events that transpired three … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons
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Trinity 75 Years Later
Trinity was the code name for the first nuclear bomb detonation 75 years ago today. The test explosion was conducted by the U.S. Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. It took place … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged Hiroshima, Manhattan Project, Nagasaki, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons, Trinity
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Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eliminated
I’m mad about nuclear weapons spending. The Trump administration plans to spend far more than President Obama on the U.S. nuclear weapons complex. Depending on time frame, the administration will see Obama’s trillion dollars and raise it another half trillion. … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons
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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
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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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Could Trump-Kim Summit Bring Improved Relations?
by Ralph Scharnau President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are scheduled to meet in Singapore on June 12. The paramount issue will be nuclear weapons. US-North Korean relations have been marked by conflict and distrust: the Korean … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Kim Jong Un, North Korea, nuclear weapons
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