Nuclear Weapons

Last week, we heard that President Obama will chair a special meeting of the UN Security Council in September on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Obama is pushing for a comprehensive [...]

The Obama administration will issue its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) in early 2010.  It’s publication will establish US nuclear weapons policy for the next 5-10 years, making it a very [...]

Nagasaki is a beautiful city with mountains, rivers, tidal canals, streetcars, a vibrant, funky Chinatown neighborhood, and much more. It always (it’s my third time here) reminds me bit of San [...]

This morning I joined a group of about 75 other activists to gather at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima [...]

Today marks the anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima.  There are over 150 events this week that you can attend by clicking here. Also, I was asked to write an opinion piece at the last [...]

–Kevin Martin, Executive Director, Peace Action The fact that Hiroshima bills itself, and takes that billing seriously, as a City of Peace speaks volumes about the human capacity for [...]

There he is: Bill Clinton sitting next to Kim Jong Il in North Korea. Rejected by Mr. Kim was a long list of suitors that included Mr. Gore, Senator John Kerry, and New Mexico governor Bill [...]

This week marks the 64th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today also marks the 46th anniversary of the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The US was [...]

Every year, on August 6th and 9th, thousands of people around the world gather for solemn commemorations of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But remembrance is more than [...]

US ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the international treaty that bans nuclear explosive testing, would be a smart step foward as part of a global effort to reduce the threat [...]