Only Rogue States Have Nuclear Weapons

By David Swanson, Executive Director of World BEYOND War, and Elizabeth Murray, of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, originally published by Kitsap Sun, January 24, 2021 From January 18 to February 14, four large billboards are going up around Seattle that proclaim “Nuclear Weapons Are Now Illegal. Get them out of Puget Sound!” What can this possibly mean? Nuclear weapons may be unpleasant, but what is illegal about them, and how can they be in Puget Sound? Since 1970, under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, most nations have been forbidden to acquire nuclear weapons, and those already possessing them — […]

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Dissent is Patriotic!

This month Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action published three paid public service announcements (PSAs) in the Kitsap Sun newspaper. January 3rd – An Appeal to Navy Personnel January 15th – Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr’s Nonviolent Legacy January 22nd – U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force A Kitsap County resident subsequently wrote a letter to the editor speaking to one or more of the January PSAs, condemning their publication as “treasonous.” That letter was published January 27, 2021 in the Kitsap Sun. Another Kitsap County resident, who is a Ground Zero member and retired […]

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Ban Treaty Goes LIVE Today!

Published on January 22nd in the Kitsap Sun newspaper, which serves the area surrounding the Bangor Trident submarine base in Kitsap County, Washington. Bangor is homeport to the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the U. S. Click here for the PDF version of this Public Service Announcement.

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Billboards around Puget Sound announce Nuclear Ban Treaty

Beginning January 22nd, four billboards around Puget Sound will display the following paid public service announcement (PSA): NUCLEAR WEAPONS BANNED BY NEW U.N. TREATY; Get them out of Puget Sound! Included in the advertisement is a U.S. Navy photo of the Trident submarine USS Henry M. Jackson returning to port following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. The ad seeks to inform citizens in the Puget Sound region of the pending entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and also asks citizens to accept their role and responsibility – as taxpayers, as members of a […]

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