19 Jan, 2021
Treaty Banning the Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction Enters into Force
Treaty Banning the Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction Enters into Force by John LaForge 592 words Published in: Counterpunch, Westside...
19 Jan, 2021
25 Jun, 2019
Trump’s Ministry of No Information
“The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the routine practice of reporting the current number of nuclear weapons in the...
13 May, 2019
Is emergency evacuation from Seabrook reactor even possible? Public hearings demanded
“Ever wonder if the nuclear reactor near you has an evacuation plan that would work in an emergency?” Author: John...
19 Apr, 2019
Chernobyl’s deadly effects estimates vary
“April 26 marks the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 radiation disaster at Chernobyl reactor Number 4 in Ukraine, just north...
13 Feb, 2019
Nuclear Power Can’t Survive, Much Less Slow Climate Disruption
“Too late. We already have socialism for the rich, with the nuclear power industry as a prime example.” John LaForge...
9 Nov, 2018
Armistice Day First
“It gets harder to commemorate World War I, because of time and the public’s embrace of, or indifference to, a...
25 Oct, 2018
Presidential Nuclear Nonsense
“The Reagan Administration’s 1980s crazy talk of “winning” nuclear war with “only” 20 million US dead produced a lot of...
4 Sep, 2018
The Tip of the Radiation Disaster Iceberg
“The World Nuclear Association says its goal is “to increase global support for nuclear energy” and it repeatedly claims on...
15 May, 2018
Don’t Call It an Explosion: Gaseous Ignition Events with Radioactive Waste
“Last month’s explosive news from the safe, reliable nuclear deterrence folks is that at least four barrels of military radioactive...
21 Feb, 2018
Maybe All Threats of Mass Destruction are “Mentally Deranged”
“After Trump’s Sept. 23 bombast at the United Nations where he claimed the US might “have no choice but to...
5 Dec, 2017
What Kind of Nuclear Attack Would be Legal?
“US general says order to launch nuclear weapons can be refused if illegal —Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18” John LaForge Published...
25 Oct, 2017
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Abolitionists While US Conducts Nuclear War Games
“This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its successful effort...
5 Oct, 2017
US Bomb Tests and Bidding Wars Herald New (Unlawful) $1.5 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Complex
“While much of the world pursues the abolition of nuclear weapons — embraced by the adoption July 7 by 122...
20 Sep, 2017
Presidential Bomb Threats at the UN
“Donald Trump denounced North Korea and its president Kim Jong-un as “depraved” before the United Nations Sept. 19, saying the...
13 Sep, 2017
“Top German politicians want US nuclear weapons out” — Did anti-nuclear actions propel issue into national elections?
“A series of anti-nuclear weapons actions between March and August at Air Base Büchel in Germany brought widespread media attention...