Text of Tom Rogers address to the September 24th Seattle Rally for Nuclear Abolition Thank you. It’s an honor to be here. I had a 32 year career in the navy as a submarine officer. When I commanded a nuclear submarine, I was directly responsible for nuclear weapons. I understand that nuclear weapons are an existential threat to humanity. If I fail to oppose a national security strategy based on the threat of nuclear annihilation, then I am complicit. So, I’ve been a member of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action for about 20 years. I’m often surprised that local […]
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One Person Can Change the World (and Prevent a Nuclear War)
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 31, 2022 at PopularResistance.org under the title, “SAVING THE WORLD FROM NUCLEAR WAR: And How One Man Did.” By Leonard Eiger and Glen Milner These are dark days for both our nation and the world. Climate change is wreaking havoc everywhere, a global pandemic continues its onslaught, our nation’s experiment in democracy is threatened by a slow-motion insurrection and, to top it all off, our nation has taken the lead in pushing Russia toward a war over Ukraine that is capable of going off the rails into a full-scale nuclear war […]
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