Experts worry about a possible nuclear arms race as global instability and the threat of mass destruction loom large., By Jon Letman , TRUTHOUT.22 Jan 24 ike waking up with a bad hangover, 2024 began with geopolitical headaches and pains from the previous year’s conflicts, chaos and instability. Multiple wars in Africa, Europe and the Middle East; human-caused climate and environmental…
Two of the people behind some of the most progressive nuclear disarmament legislation of any major city in the United States share some details of their work, to show what others can do to bring nuclear abolitionism home. They also give a sense of New York’s long history as a nuclear city and as a hotbed of anti-nuclear activism.
In response to an article that criticized the nuclear ban treaty, a group of activists argue that a process to abolish nuclear weapons is vital to world safety. From scholarly analyses to known close calls and near misses, they argue, the message is clear: The world has avoided nuclear war only through luck.