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The peace boat Golden Rule sails into a new era of nuclear activism
This article originally appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 25, 2016. [with links] by Dawn Stover Dwarfed by the ships from the US Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the US Coast Guard that visited Portland, Oregon, … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism, Veterans For Peace News
Tagged fleet week, golden rule, marshall islands, nuclear disarmament, nukes, veterans, VFP
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Silencing America as it prepares for war
By John Pilger 27 May 2016 Returning to the United States in an election year, I am struck by the silence. I have covered four presidential campaigns, starting with 1968; I was with Robert Kennedy when he was shot and … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, War Economy
Tagged china, clinton, hiroshima, john pilger, nuclear weapons, nukes, obama, russia, sanders, trump
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Proliferation begins at home…The $1 Trillion Train Wreck
From the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, April 2016 Proliferation begins at home. That has never been clearer than now, as the United States embarks on what many scientists at its nuclear weapons laboratories are calling “the second nuclear age.” The … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism, War Economy
Tagged federal buget, federal taxes, nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, proliferation
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Hiroshima – Nagasaki Commemorations Set
Corvallis, Oregon peace activists recognize 70th anniversary of nuclear attacks with theme, “Never Again” — Corvallis peace & justice groups, including Veterans For Peace, Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), several faith groups and Alternatives To War, will host three … Continue reading
Nukes are nuts, 2014 edition
Please call your senators and congressperson today. Proposed congressional legislation will help reduce wasteful spending on nuclear weapons and their delivery platforms. The president’s budget request for 2015 shows that his priorities are still dangerously backwards, asking for yet another increase … Continue reading
Posted in Pentagon Budget
Tagged bombers, ICBM, missiles, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, pentagon spending, SLBM, submarines, trident
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Nukes Are Nuts
Honor the victims of US nuclear attacks – Think about our nuclear future. As we approach the anniversaries of the horrific and needless attacks on the innocent civilians of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we should all ponder the “need” to maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism, Pentagon Budget, War Economy
Tagged colin powell, david krieger, hiroshima, nagasaki, nuclear, nuclear age peace foundation, nukes, peace, truthout, veterans for peace, VFP
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How much do I work for the Pentagon?
by Bart Bolger, Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Veterans For Peace The Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), a.k.a. “tax day,” is approaching and I have to work that day. So I began wondering just how much of my … Continue reading
Posted in Pentagon Budget, War Economy
Tagged chuck hagel, GDAMS, nukes, pentagon spending, strategic nuclear weapons, tax, veterans for peace
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