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The WAMM Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons
WHY ACT NOW? Support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and sign the Parliamentary (Legislative) Pledge
Ask Officials to Sign the Parliamentary (Legislative) Pledge!
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Polly Mann, tireless peace and justice activist and cofounder of Women Against Military Madness, celebrates her 101st (no that’s not a typo) birthday with WAMM.
Speak Truth to Power!
The global nuclear bargain, by Paul R. Pillar
“The late political scientist Kenneth Waltz argued that nuclear weapons can generally be a good thing because fear of the cataclysmic consequences of a war breaking out can make resort to war less likely. But that always has been a minority view.”
In All of Minnesota’s 851 Towns and Cities, Someone Says No to Nuclear War!
Our lives and much of what we’re accustomed to will have been changed forever by the coronavirus but the existential danger presented by nuclear weapons remains unless we act collectively as we have during the pandemic. The remarkable project described here entailed visits to all of the towns and cities in Minnesota and provides proof […]
After-Holiday Blues and an Action to Chase Them Away, By Polly Mann with Mary Beaudoin
Another action to take: Don’t Iraq Iran. Protests continue nationwide. Ironically, we have heard from the one of the greatest purveyors of propaganda, the Washington Post, that we are lied to about war. But with the release of the series “Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War” by Craig Whitlock, you would think that […]
Who makes the most money on nuclear weapons? 28 companies building nuclear weapons
A report with full profiles of 28 companies connected to the production of nuclear weapons. Most are located in the U.S.
How to Organize a Ban Nuclear Weapons Campaign, State by State, by Marie Braun
The next step toward attaining a world free of nuclear weapons must involve the nuclear armed states. Disarming nuclear weapons should not be a difficult process since we have the technical expertise and verification procedures in place.
Trump Getting Us Ready for Nuclear War by Lawrence S. Wittner
…buried far below the mass media coverage of the summit spectacle, the reality is that Trump―assisted by his military and civilian advisors―is busy getting the United States ready for nuclear war.
The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible
The people behind the Nobel Peace Prize: ICAN – Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Resisting Nuclear Weapons Means Resisting Injustice and Oppression
Nuclear arsenals are part of broader systems of patriarchy, racism, militarism, and capitalism.
Minnesota Caucus Resolution: Ban Nuclear Weapons
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the United States take a leadership role in bringing together the nine nuclear nations to work toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons and the signing and ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Play the Peace Doves Game
Rid the world of nuclear weapons! Play the Peace Doves Game The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Brought to you by NobelPrize.org. Media for the people! Learn more about Rise Up Times and how to sustain People Supported News. Follow RiseUpTimes on Twitter RiseUpTimes @touchpeace No Peace! No Justice! Please share this post. The contents of Rise […]
ACTION: Ban Nuclear Weapons!
Taking action is extremely important, especially in light of talk to withdrawal from the Iran deal and provocations of the U.S. toward North Korea.
Polly Mann | Nuclear Notes and A THAAD Story
The Pentagon has proposed a reclassification of nuclear safety records in order “to avoid disclosing too much information about U.S. nuclear capabilities to the public.”
The Trump-Putin Meeting and the Fate of the Earth by Norman Solomon
“Recent scientific studies have found that a war fought with the deployed U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals would leave Earth virtually uninhabitable,”
David Swanson | Untrump the World — It Won’t Self-Impeach
Power concedes nothing without a demand, said Frederick Douglass.
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