GZ Nonviolence E-News August 9, 2018 Dear Friends of a nuclear weapons-free world,Today, August 9th, marks the 73rd anniversary of the day the United States dropped an an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. This was the second bomb used by the US, against a primarily civilian population, before the Japanese government could fully grasp what had happened at Hiroshima just three days before. History books in the US tell us that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary to end the war, and few ever question this narrative. Yet the truth is far from the accepted […]
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“IF WE CAN RISK NUCLEAR WAR, WE CAN RISK NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT” By Mack Johnson Concerned about nuclear war? How about the CBO’s new estimate that the US nuclear modernization program will cost $1.2 TRILLION DOLLARS? And what about that guy in the White House with his tiny finger on the button? If these issues occupy your mind, and if you want some fun and fellowship while trying the save the planet, here is a suggestion: please come to the Ground Zero Center for our August activities to help stand up against the madness of preparing for nuclear war. 2017 is […]
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