9 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue (part 1)
“One of these days, national security policy will get a few minutes of campaign debate time. And when that day...
15 Jan, 2020
Nuclear hubris
“One thing that becomes clear to me when I wander into the world, and the minds, of geopolitical professionals —...
9 Nov, 2019
A tight grip on our nuclear toys
“’Everyone wants to play with the big boys, and the only way to become one of the big boys is...
26 Oct, 2019
Of course a US president can murder somebody without legal jeopardy–Ain’t that great!
“During his campaign for president, Donald Trump said that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot...
26 Oct, 2019
Trident is the crime
“On October 24, following a three-day trial in Brunswick, GA, seven Catholic Workers who acted to disarm a nuclear submarine...
20 Oct, 2019
Taking next steps toward nuclear abolition
“My friend Marianne Goldscheider, who is 87, suffered a broken hip in July, 2018 and then, in June 2019, it...
26 Sep, 2019
Hope and necessity this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
“”Nuclear weapons present an unacceptable danger to humanity. The only real way to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons is...
11 Sep, 2019
Defying the nuclear sword
““. . . and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not...
26 May, 2019
How about a peace race instead of an arms race?
“In late April, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that, in 2018, world military expenditures rose…” Author: Lawrence...
22 Apr, 2019
Earth Day: Our planet in peril
“Today marks the 49th anniversary of the first Earth Day. This comes 50 years after the Santa Barbara oil spills...
24 Jan, 2019
As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety
“Ever since the U.S. atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, a specter has haunted the world?the specter of...
18 Nov, 2018
Lurching Toward Catastrophe: The Trump Administration and Nuclear Weapons
“In July 2017, by a vote of 122 to 1, with one abstention, nations from around the world attending a...
6 Aug, 2018
Hibakusha and Hope in the Nuclear Age
“This week marks 73 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, ultimately...
22 Jul, 2018
The Mind Reels
“Equally enigmatic is how Mr. Trump went about representing the national interest of the United States at Helsinki. Until Mr....
21 Jul, 2018
My conversion on the road to “damascus”
“I read a Good Book and now I believe In God.Though my grandmother wanted me to be a preacher, I...