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A Bad Deal with Saudi Arabia
by Mel Gurtov 1024 words A Deal Without Safeguards The Trump administration has approved a deal with Saudi Arabia under which the US will provide the material and technical capacity for that country to build a nuclear power plant. The deal, said to last 30 years, gives US nuclear energy companies, specifically Westinghouse and its…
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The rulers of the nuclear powers are slow learners
by Lawrence S. Wittner 972 words Although 81 years have passed since the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945, the rulers of major nations continue their reckless march toward a nuclear holocaust. The nine nuclear powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea), possessing some 12,100 nuclear warheads, are…
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A Cry for Moral Courage in a Wounded World
by George Cassidy Payne 1059 words Every major spiritual and moral tradition carries a similar invitation: Treat others as you wish to be treated. Love your neighbor. Protect the vulnerable. Refuse unnecessary suffering. It is remarkable that across continents, centuries, and cultures, humanity has repeatedly arrived at this same moral insight. Jesus called it the…