1 Nov, 2016
Let’s Reduce the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
“At present, nuclear disarmament seems to have ground to a halt. Nine nations have a total of approximately 15,500 nuclear...
28 Oct, 2016
Nuclear weapons – the time for abolition is now
“At the United Nations this past week, 123 nations voted to commence negotiations next year on a new treaty to...
13 Oct, 2016
Nuclear Standoff
“Values the size of Planet Earth are at stake, as the American presidential election grows ever smaller, ever pettier, ever...
15 Sep, 2016
Whose Finger? On What Button?
“Through a combination of denial, lack of empathy, fear-mongering, security jargon and political dysfunction, the question of what to do...
11 Sep, 2016
Isn’t It Time to Ban the Bomb?
“Although the mass media failed to report it, a landmark event occurred recently in connection with resolving the long-discussed problem...
6 Aug, 2016
Trump Wrong on Iran Deal
“Donald Trump keeps criticizing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal); he couldn’t be more wrong, it has...
6 Aug, 2016
Hiroshima, Presidential Campaigns and Our Nuclear Future
“Seventy-one years ago on August 6th and 9th the world entered the nuclear age with the bombings of Hiroshima and...
3 Aug, 2016
It’s time
“As I turned 12 on 27 October 1962, I asked my Dad if he thought I’d live to go to...
3 Aug, 2016
We Refuse To Be Targets
“When Barack Obama was elected president, he hoped to eliminate nuclear weapons. His hope (expressed in his visit to Hiroshima)...
2 Aug, 2016
Massive deployment of US WMD spotlighted by peace group
“The ad pierces your consciousness and catches you by surprise. Plastered on the side of Seattle’s King County Metro it...
2 Aug, 2016
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
“On August 6 each year, the world commemorates the dawn of the atomic age by remembering the obliteration of Hiroshima....
17 Jul, 2016
The Superpowers Are Violent Powers
“If asked to identify the world’s superpowers today, most people would name the United States, Russia, and China. Although many...
13 Jul, 2016
Are We in for Another Increase in Military Spending?
“At the present time, an increase in U.S. military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States,...
26 May, 2016
On President Obama’s Hiroshima Visit
“Japan seeks not an apology or reparation but an awareness and intimate connection to the common humanity we all share...
15 May, 2016
Evaluating Obama’s Foreign Policy Record
“So you’re not excited by Donald Trump’s announcement of his first foreign-policy acts as president: building the Mexico Wall, the...