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In the City Council, November 16th, in the Year Two Thousand and Seventeen Upon the recommendation of Councilor William H. Dwight and Councilor Alisa F. Klein R- A RESOLUTION Calling for the United States to “Pull Back from the Brink” and Prevent Nuclear War WHEREAS, since the height of the Cold War, the United States…
DetailsHiroshima, August 6, 1945 In case you are wondering what a ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon looks like, these are the effects of a single 15 KT bomb landing on the city of Hiroshima in 1945: 70,000 dead instantly, including 90% of the doctors and 93% of the nurses All hospitals destroyed or badly damaged…
DetailsHiroshima, August 6, 1945 In case you are wondering what a ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon looks like, these are the effects of a single 15 KT bomb landing on the city of Hiroshima in 1945: 70,000 dead instantly, including 90% of the doctors and 93% of the nurses All hospitals destroyed or badly damaged…
DetailsThe largest Dutch pension fund, the civil servants fund ABP, has decided to end its investments in producers of nuclear weapons. ABP has “finally made the right decision”, says PAX campaigner Krista van Velzen. “After years of campaigning by PAX against the unacceptable investments by the ABP in nuclear weapon producers, the pension fund has…
DetailsIf you live in or near Northampton, Massachusetts, come and find out how to make the city of Northampton, as well as Northampton businesses, schools and faith communities, ‘treaty compliant’! The hands-on, participatory workshop on Treaty Compliance will take place in Northampton from 2-4.30pm on January 15th, 2018, as part of a series of events…
DetailsOn December 19th, one of the 20 companies involved in the US nuclear weapons business, CH2M Hill, was taken over by another company, Jacobs Engineering. Jacobs is a large US-based company with numerous, large-scale military contracts. In September of this year, Jacobs (together with Honeywell) took over the contract previously held by CH2M Hill (together with AECOM,…
DetailsOn December 19th, one of the 20 companies involved in the US nuclear weapons business, CH2M Hill, was taken over by another company, Jacobs Engineering. Jacobs is a large US-based company with numerous, large-scale military contracts. In September of this year, Jacobs (together with Honeywell) took over the contract previously held by CH2M Hill (together with AECOM,…
DetailsBy a unanimous vote of 70-0, the Mexican Senate agreed on 28th November, 2017 to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Once Mexico’s instrument of ratification has been deposited with the United Nations, they will become the fourth country to ratify the new treaty. Thailand, Guyana and the Holy See have so…
DetailsBy a unanimous vote of 70-0, the Mexican Senate agreed on 28th November, 2017 to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Once Mexico’s instrument of ratification has been deposited with the United Nations, they will become the fourth country to ratify the new treaty. Thailand, Guyana and the Holy See have so…
DetailsGeneral John Hyten is the Commander of US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). USSTRATCOM is responsible for the entire arsenal of US nuclear weapons currently deployed on Minuteman missiles, Trident submarines and on B-2 and B-52 bombers. General Hyten stated, at a conference in Nova Scotia on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, that if he considered a nuclear…
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