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...
20 Aug, 2017
“We burned down every town in North Korea”
““We went over there and fought the war and eventually burned down every town in North Korea anyway, some way...
15 Aug, 2017
Peace Camp and War Games at Harvest Time
“BÜCHEL AIR BASE, Germany — The juxtaposition of nuclear weapons and ordinary farms is the same here as at home...
30 Jun, 2017
Rockets’ Red Glare and Bombs Bursting in Air
“A June 27 Pew Research Center poll says world opinion of the United States has plummeted since Donald Trump took...
6 May, 2017
United States Says ‘Yes’ to Nuclear Weapons Tests, ‘No’ to a Nuke Ban Treaty
“Twice in seven days the United States shot nuclear-capable long-range missiles toward the Marshall Islands, but the same government refused…”...
29 Apr, 2017
“Wherever it rains in the United States”
“Commercial media recollections of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe almost always minimize its global impact. A New York Times editorial last...
14 Apr, 2017
Nuclear Power Bums, Bailouts and Bankruptcy
“You have to hand it to the nuclear industry for socializing costs and privatizing profits. Last year, lobbyists for operators...
3 Feb, 2017
Deliberately Irrational and Dangerously Ignorant
“Donald Trump said at CIA headquarters January 21: “Trust me, I’m like a smart person,” and “I love honesty.” If...
8 Jan, 2017
Federal Regulator Halts Move to Toughen Radiation Exposure Limits
“Work has been halted on two rulemaking projects that would have reduced the amount of radiation the government permits workers...