EDITORS UPDATE, APRIL 28TH: Plowshares actions are unique; for many reasons, no one, outside of the participants and a few close supporters, can know about the planned action until it’s done and all are in (or out of) jail. Many people are working behind the scenes to build the important support network for these courageous souls. Until some of the critical pieces are in place, some of the more established and respected activists, like The Nuclear Resister, are working to keep us all informed. For now, I recommend The Nuclear Resister for updates on Kings Bay Plowshares (in addition to […]
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2018 Nuclear Posture Review: Cold War Redux!
The 2018 United States Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is out, and there is much conversation surrounding it. The new NPR is, of course, more formal justification for the U.S. to continue the status quo of being the world’s dominant nuclear power. Yet, beyond the status quo, this NPR contains new and dangerously destabilizing developments in U.S. nuclear weapon planning and policy. The press conference announcing the release of the 2018 NPR was a classic study in Doublespeak. Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan set the (Orwellian) stage by saying, “To the American people, this administration’s highest priority is your safety and […]
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U.S. Nuclear Posture: Bringing Us Closer to the Brink
The draft 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was leaked earlier this month. A new NPR is issued every four years, and essentially paves the way for our nation’s continuing reliance on nuclear weapons. Presidents have used the NPR to implement their individual nuclear weapons agendas, and in the case of President Trump, we’re talking about a guy who seems to want a lot more nukes. Although much of what the 2018 draft NPR says is not particularly groundbreaking, it makes at least one very troubling (and downright wacky) recommendation. Read on to learn more. MINI-NUKES ON TRIDENT??? The 2018 draft […]
READ MOREUS Nukes at the “Top of the Pack” (and that’s not good)
Greetings friends of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Nuclear weapons have certainly figured prominently in the news lately, and almost none of it has been good news. Insisting the U.S. has fallen behind in terms of nuclear weapons, President Trump recently told Reuters that he wants to strengthen the US nuclear arsenal to ensure it’s at “the top of the pack.” His mouthpiece, Sean Spicer, said that the US will not “yield its supremacy” in nuclear capabilities. As President-elect, Trump said that he didn’t mind an arms race because it would only benefit the US. Besides the ongoing and […]
READ MOREGround Zero featured on Speak Up, Speak Out!
Ginny Wolff, of Speak Up, Speak Out! on KSVR – FM, interviewed Ground Zero’s Leonard Eiger last week about the work of Ground Zero Center for Non-Violent Action since 1977 to protest the Trident submarines based at the Bangor Naval Base in Silverdale, Washington. They discussed the history of Ground Zero, the bigger picture of U.S. foreign policy regarding the use of nuclear weapons, ongoing international tension, and the agreement between Congress and the Obama administration to spend a trillion dollars over 30 years to rebuild the entire U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons. Click here to listen to this Speak Up, Speak […]
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