PSR Arizona members and other Tucson anti-nuclear activists remember those who have died as a result of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, nuclear testing and uranium mining in this 4.5 minute video. They created a 10 foot tall puppet of Sadako Sasaki – a girl from Hiroshima who died of leukemia 10 years after the atomic …
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control budget was only $7 billion, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon budget, showing where our priorities have been misguided.
Don’t Bank on the Bomb (DBOTB) produces an annual report examining the financing of nuclear weapons manufacturers, edited by Susi Snyder, the Nuclear Disarmament Programme Manager for PAX, with the assistance of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons). DBOTB identifies financial institutions seeking to profit from the private companies involved in the production, maintenance, …
This year, the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, PSR and partner organizations will honor survivors with a national livestream and numerous virtual and in-person events nationwide.
On June 22, in a virtual event, Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie issued a proclamation in honor of the Back from the Brink initiative.
As the Trump administration continues to pursue talks including Russia and China, administration officials are considering new nuclear weapons tests as a negotiating tool.
Despite bipartisan support in Congress, the current administration has essentially not lifted a finger to save the treaty. PSR is backing bipartisan legislation in support of extending New START.
As the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approaches, a coalition of organizations—including PSR—have come together to raise awareness of nuclear weapons and their dire humanitarian impacts.
Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is the date when federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 and the last enslaved African Americans learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after it was initially issued. Most states and the District …
PSR our partners in the peace and security and foreign policy communities have released an open letter committing to stand together against racism and systemic discrimination.