Nuclear Weapon Skeptics Face Turbulent Path to Rein In the Pentagon

As the Pentagon undertakes the most ambitious development of nuclear weapons in decades, skeptics in the House of Representatives haven’t yet found a unified strategy to achieve cutbacks.

As reported by The Intercept.

China is building more than 100 new [nuclear] missile silos in its western desert, analysts say

As reported by the Washington Post.

Beyond Nuclear on Sputnik Radio News "Political Misfits"

Here is the write up:

Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, joins us to talk about a recent report published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) revealing that nuclear weapons spending increased by $1.4 billion more than in 2019, with nine countries spending 72.6 billion dollars on nukes, who the biggest offenders were, and how much money is spent on think tanks and lobbying by the nuclear weapons business. We also talk about the parallels between the nuclear weapons lobby and the nuclear energy lobby, and how the Biden administration is going ahead with an expansion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Listen to the audio recording, here. (Kevin's interview begins at the 17 minute 12 second mark, and ends at the 33 minute mark.)

Beyond Nuclear is a member organization of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. ANA is a national network of three-dozen grassroots groups, watchdogs of the U.S. Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex sites. Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps serves on the ANA board of directors.

Beyond Nuclear on Radio Sputnik's "By Any Means Necessary" re: 1958 nuclear war very near-miss over Taiwan, as revealed by Daniel Ellsberg

"By Any Means Necessary" logoIn this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman...are joined by Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, to discuss new revelations about the threat of mutual nuclear destruction during the Cold War and some of the numerous instances in which such nuclear warfare was narrowly avoided.

Listen to the audio recording here. (The hosts's interview with Kevin is the program's second segment, beginning at the 27 minute 50 second mark.)

Update on June 3, 2021 by admin

The New York Times broke this story.

Update on June 3, 2021 by admin

The Intercept also conducted an exclusive interview with Daniel Ellsberg about this story.

Update on June 3, 2021 by admin

PeaceAction is hosting an online presentation by Daniel Ellsberg about this story on June 23, 2021! See below for how to register:

"A conversation with Daniel Ellsberg," on his recent blockbluster revelations about U.S. preparations for nuclear war over China--1950s and now.  Wed., June 23, 7:30.  Cosponsored by MD Peace Action.  Register here.

Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues, April 26-30

NATIVE NUCLEAR FORUM

5-Day Speaker Series, April 26 to 30

The Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues focuses on the impacts that nuclear has on Native American communities across the country, including uranium mining and milling, nuclear weapons production and testing, atomic reactor operation, radioactive waste transport and dumping, etc. Join them from 5 to 7pm PT each day (8 to 10pm ET; 7 to 9pm CT; 6 to 8pm MT). Speakers include Winona LaDuke, Steve Newcomb, Carletta Tilousi, Dr. Tommy Rock, Manny Pino, Myron Dewey, Joe Kennedy, and Ian Zabarte. Featured artists and performers include Jack Malotte, Sarah Caligiuri, and Bryan Hudson. This virtual event is brought to you by Native Community Action Council in partnership with Native Americans for Restorative Stewardship. Pre-registration is required for each day's session.

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