A failure to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians gambles with the fate of humanity as a whole. EDITOR’S NOTE: After reading this important essay by Kathy Kelly, please click the link for the Action Alert to Urge Governments to Use UN General Assembly Res 377 “Uniting For Peace” for Peace in Palestine. By Kathy Kelly* August 7, 2024 Following World War II, Albert Camus posed a “formidable gamble” to those who had survived a tragedy of immense proportions. “We’re in history up to our necks,” he observed, yet we must wager that “words are more powerful than munitions.” “Leave or […]
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One is (More Than) Enough
I’ll admit, I take some comfort in not knowing how many near miss nuclear accidents have occurred at Bangor. One is enough. Bangor is the garage and headquarters for a fleet of 8 Trident Nuclear Subs. 20 missiles and 90 warheads. Bangor’s 7,000 acres on Hood Canal (not including the open water in the blast zones) are located 20 miles from Seattle. This is the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the world (1094 nuclear warheads). But back to accidents. When subs return after a tour, they have their tires rotated. Except in this case it’s missiles. Two missiles […]
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Billboards inform Puget Sound citizens of Nuclear Weapons stockpiled in their Back Yard
On July 22, and continuing for four weeks, five billboards are displaying the following paid advertisement: Did You Know, We’re only *** Miles from the Largest Concentration of Deployed Nukes in the World! Let’s Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Included in the five advertisements are maps showing the proximity of the cities and billboards in Everett, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, and Tacoma—to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, homeport for 8 of the Navy’s 14 Trident nuclear-powered submarines. The billboards serve as a public service announcement—informing the reader of the exact number of miles they are at that exact location, to the largest concentration of […]
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The truth about Hiroshima
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article by Kate Hudson was originally published by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). By Kate Hudson, August 6, 2024 As we mourn the loss of all those killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US atomic bombs, in August 1945, we cannot avoid the fact that we are closer than ever to nuclear war. The war on Ukraine is greatly increasing the risk. So too is NATO’s location of upgraded nuclear weapons across Europe — including Britain — and Russia’s siting of similar weapons in Belarus. Irresponsible talk suggesting that “tactical” nuclear weapons could be deployed on […]
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Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons!
Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons! Available in comic book shops August 7, 2024 For link to a digital review copy, write to gzcomics@gzcenter.org. Publicity contact: Leonard Rifas gzcomics@gzcenter.org (EduComics) Glen Milner info@gzcenter.org (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action) The 79th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, are approaching at a moment of extreme danger in the history of our “Atomic Age”. A new comic book features a 79-year-old character who explains to his grandchild that, nevertheless, the unfinished work of resisting nuclear weapons has sometimes been more effective than even […]
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