Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Calculator
Issue: nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet | toolkit
Each April, Dr. Bob Dodge, PSR-LA Board Member and co-founder of Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions, calculates the cost of nuclear weapons programs to our communities. See what the costs are in your community.
Nuclear Posture Review Talking Points
Issue: federal government | nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
Background: The United States will develop two types of “tactical” low-yield nuclear warheads. The document claims that building smaller nuclear weapons (Hiroshima-sized) allows the United States to develop a more “credible deterrent” against Russia because smaller nuclear weapons are “more usable.” However, the United States already has low-yield nuclear weapons (air-launched cruise missiles and the …
The Path to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons—A Movement for Public Health
Issue: nuclear weapons
Type: infographic
Infographic depicting the timeline of the U.N. Ban Treaty from 2007-2017.
Back from the Brink: A Call to Prevent Nuclear War
Issue: nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
Many local and national organizations have endorsed the “Back from the Brink” resolution. Are you associated with a group that might support this? Introduce this resolution at your church, synagogue, civic group, medical association, university, or municipality.
U.S. Nuclear Buildup Fact Sheet
Issue: federal government | nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
A nuclear spending binge: security and economic downfalls of the proposed buildup of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
Issue: federal government | foreign policy | nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
Fact sheet on the nuclear weapons ban treaty, to be negotiated by the United Nations March 27-31 and June 15-July 7.
Don’t Bank on the Bomb Handout
Issue: nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
Citizens can use divestment to leverage the nuclear ban treaty and speed the elimination of nuclear weapons. Don’t Bank on the Bomb is a global divestment campaign by PAX that began in Europe and is gaining traction in the United States.
Ban Treaty Handout
Issue: foreign policy | nuclear weapons
Type: fact sheet
Quick guide to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons approved by the U.N. on July 7, 2017.
Health Federations Call Ban Treaty a Significant Forward Step
Issue: foreign policy | nuclear weapons
Type: policy statement
This joint statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been released by International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. IPPNW is PSR’s international affiliate.
Regional Nuclear War, Global Health Consequences
Issue: nuclear weapons
Type: infographic
Infographic on the effects of regional nuclear war, based on the PSR report Nuclear Famine: 2 Billion People at Risk?