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The future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.

Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear weapons danger is real and growing--nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and the thousands of weapons still on hair-trigger alert in the United States and Russia put the planet at risk.  Student PSR seeks to minimize this danger through global disarmament and steps toward zero nuclear weapons.

Please take a look at our project ideas page for inspiration.

Recent Events

Learn about the new student oversight committee that was created at the University of California here.

Watch a video of a student PSR Target X Activity at the Long Beach port.

Recent News

  • Nuclear weapons: historic opportunity to ensure they will never be used again
    April 20, 2010

    States have an historic opportunity to bring the era of nuclear weapons to an end once and for all, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today. Addressing diplomats in Geneva, the ICRC's president, Jakob Kellenberger, appealed to States to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again.

    Source: International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms
    April 5, 2010

    The New York Times interview with President Obama on the Nuclear Posture Review and how it will re-focus the United States' security policy on reducing nuclear weapons' role in the world.

    Source: New York Times

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Recent Resources

Steps to Zero - Grand Rounds (for Health Professional Audiences)
This PowerPoint presentation focuses on the current dangers presented by nuclear weapons--and the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and steps our nation can take to make that vision a reality. Read more »

  • Apocalypse Never

    Tad Daley is a writing fellow for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and author of Apocalypse Never, a distinguished piece of literature that outlines the reasons for eliminating nuclear weapons as well as the pathway we must take to achieve this goal. Read more »

  • IEER Translation of the Roussely Report

    (August 2010) A translation of the scathing report issued by former French government official, Francois Roussely, on EDF, the fissures in the French nuclear industry and the dismal prospects for the EPR reactor design. Read more »

  • Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2011 Budget

    A letter to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee opposing $17 billion in dirty subsidies in the FY2011 Energy and Water appropriations bill. Read more »

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