Tag Archives: Nuclear Weapons

Pretending Not to See Brazen Lies: The Rule of Law and Nuclear Madness　via The Bullet

Posted on 2021/07/17 by nfield

Judith Deutsch The latest brazen lie is the “rule of law” upheld by US President Joe Biden at the G7 and NATO summits, especially lies about lawlessness surrounding nuclear weapons. During the presidency of the Donald Trump years (2017 to … Continue reading →

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Plutonium Pit Production Lawsuit: Jay Coughlin, Marylia Kelley, Tom Clements – NH #523 via Nuclear Hotseat

Posted on 2021/07/01 by nfield

Listen Here: Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast: Download This Week’s SPECIAL Feature: It’s not often that I prep a show’s interviews and then throw them out on Tuesday morning because something more important has happened … Continue reading →

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We sliced open radioactive particles from soil in South Australia and found they may be leaking plutonium via The Conversation

Posted on 2021/06/26 by nfield

Almost 60 years after British nuclear tests ended, radioactive particles containing plutonium and uranium still contaminate the landscape around Maralinga in outback South Australia. These “hot particles” are not as stable as we once assumed. Our research shows they are likely releasing … Continue reading →

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Biden should end the launch-on-warning option　via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/06/24 by nfield

By Frank N. von Hippel | June 22, 2021 Both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama came into office proposing to take US intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) off their “hair-trigger alert” status, which keeps them ready at all times to launch … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Faces of the Atomic Lie/核の嘘の忘れられた顔via Beyond Nuclear/Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/06/23 by nfield

Nos Voisins Lointains 3.11 核の物語の最初の始まり、ウラン鉱山から加工、発電、放射性廃棄物処分まで、世界中の被害者の顔と「核の嘘」 2021年4月29日に開催されたNEC2021(https://www.nec2021.eu/en/) 主催のウェビナー、「核の嘘を解体する方法」での、NGO Beyond Nuclear（核を超えて）のリンダ・ペンツ・ガンターさんのパワフルなスピーチです。彼女のスピーチに多くの被害当事者たちが涙しました。ぜひご視聴ください。 See also Nuclear Energy Conference 2021 ◇Keynote by Alex Rosen: Playing down the Risks of Atomic Energy ◇Albena Simeonova: Eastern Europe – a Perfect Playground for Nuclear Stakeholders ◇Eva Stegen: Refurbished … Continue reading →

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U.S. Led 2020 Nuclear Weapons Spending; Now Biden Going “Full Steam Ahead” on Trump’s Nuclear Plans via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2021/06/11 by nfield

As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden’s criticisms … Continue reading →

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We protest at Kansas City nuclear weapons plant on Memorial Day in the name of peace via The Kansas City Star

Posted on 2021/05/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY BY TOM FOX  SPECIAL TO THE STARMAY 30, 2021 05:00 AM Nonviolently, several score in numbers, we will gather again for the 10th year in a row this Memorial Day at the Kansas City nuclear weapons manufacturing plant to protest … Continue reading →

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Two Weapons That Shouldn’t Be In The Pentagon’s New Budget via Forbes

Posted on 2021/05/31 by nfield

By William Hartung When the Biden administration releases the details of its proposed budget Friday, one thing will be clear. At over $750 billion for spending on the Pentagon and related work like nuclear warhead development at the Department of Energy, … Continue reading →

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The story of Rum Jungle: a Cold War-era uranium mine that’s spewed acid into the environment for decades via The Conversation

Posted on 2021/05/18 by nfield

Buried in last week’s budget was money for rehabilitating the Rum Jungle uranium mine near Darwin. The exact sum was not disclosed. […] The government’s second rehabilitation attempt is significant, as it recognises mine rehabilitation isn’t always successful, even if it appears … Continue reading →

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Alex Wellerstein pulls back the curtain on nuclear secrecy via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/05/13 by nfield

By Susan D’Agostino | April 26, 2021 Historian Alex Wellerstein has thought about nuclear secrecy for a long time. He began writing his book, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States, when George W. Bush was president. He continued writing … Continue reading →

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