24 Jun, 2022
Hypocrisies and successes at UN meeting to ban nuclear weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been ratified by 65 governments, known in diplomatic circles as States Parties.
24 Jun, 2022
18 Jun, 2022
The Nuclear Weapons Treaty Ban in the footsteps of 1982’s Million-Person March
Last Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the June 12, 1982 million-person march in New York City for a “freeze” on nuclear weapons building, followed two days later by a mass
25 Sep, 2021
NRC: A little radiation is not good for you
In a rare pushback against the radioactive pollution industry, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — well known as a rubber stamp for the nuclear lobby...
4 Aug, 2021
Rejection of US Hiroshima Myths Long Overdue
Hiroshima was “a military base.” The US atomic bombings “ended the war,” and they “prevented an invasion and saved lives.” Our government’s tests of atomic weapons on people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 years ago...
28 Apr, 2021
Biden’s MacArthur Moment
Joe Biden has his own Douglas MacArthur moment, and should replace the head of US Strategic Command, Adm. Charles A. Richard, just as Harry Truman fired...
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...
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...