Collapse of arms control
Letter to the editor in the Spokesman-Review from Washington PSR’s Dr. Donald D. Storey.
Portland, OR City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Bringing US Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
Thanks to the hard work of Oregon PSR, on November 13, the Portland City Council in Oregon unanimously passed Resolution 1050 to declare Portland’s “opposition to nuclear weapons and urge the U.S. Federal Government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and take action to prevent nuclear war.” The resolution is part …
Greater Boston PSR and Washington PSR Host Events to Highlight Nuclear Weapons Issues and Hold Elected Officials Accountable
On September 29, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition convened a People’s Town Hall on Nuclear Weapons, which brought together anti-war, environmental and Indigenous rights activists. The event was held to inform the public and elected officials about the nuclear weapons threat, highlighting Washington state’s nuclear arsenals, the role …
Don’t Forget: Nuclear Weapons Are an Existential Threat
Op-ed in Common Dreams by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.
Hope and Necessity This International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Op-ed in Common Dreams by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR board member.
Nuclear weapons are unneeded, unsafe
Op-ed in VTDigger by PSR member John Reuwer, MD, for International Day for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons.
Commentary: Get rid of nuclear weapons
Op-ed in the Chicago Tribune by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.
Senator Elizabeth Warren Leads Senate Fight to Stop Deployment of “Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons
You may have been following PSR’s updates on recent developments in the House of Representatives regarding zeroing out funding for so-called “low-yield” nuclear weapons. Thanks to the great leadership of House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (WA), the House voted to zero out funding for low-yield nukes. Now, the fight is in the Senate. …
The other existential threat candidates must confront
Op-ed in CNN by Irwin Redlener, MD, former PSR board member.
New US-Russia Nuclear Arms Race is Both Dangerous and Costly
Interview with Jeff Carter, PSR executive director, in Between the Lines.