Nuclear Weapons

Joint statement by Beyond the Bomb, CREDO, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Indivisible, J Street, MoveOn.org Civic Action, NIAC Action, Peace Action, VoteVets, Win Without War, and [...]

Washington, D.C. — October 13, 2017 — President Trump gave a speech today outlining a new strategy on Iran that includes, among other things, decertifying the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Under [...]

This week, the Iran Nuclear Agreement – formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – is under very real threat. Under legislation passed before the agreement was signed, the [...]

Washington, D.C. — October 11, 2017 — In response to reports that President Trump wanted a tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and [...]

Washington, D.C. — October 6, 2017 — On the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award to ICAN, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the [...]

This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org. Under legislation passed ahead of the Iran Deal, the president has to certify Iran’s compliance with the agreement every 90 days. So far [...]

I have always thought of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 as part of history, moments frozen in time. From August 3rd to the 9th, I had the privilege and honor of [...]

This week, the United Nations will be undertaking the next step in a historic process toward the elimination of nuclear weapons. On July 7, 2017, after a series of negotiations, the passage of [...]

Washington, D.C. — September 19, 2017 — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea and possibly abrogate the [...]

This article was originally published by Peace Voice. With North Korea’s alarming escalation of its nuclear weapons and missile programs, humanity faces our most dire nuclear situation since the [...]