Linked Threats to Humanity: How Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change Are Connected
by John Whitehead — Among the threats to human life, nuclear weapons and climate change pose dangers that set them apart from many...
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Aug 13, 20233 min read
A Nightmare for Humanity: The Terrifying Story of Oppenheimer
by John Whitehead — The life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer was tailor-made for dramatization. A brilliant theoretical physicist who...
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Aug 13, 20233 min read
A Thousand Paper Cranes
by Aimee Murphy — Today, my friend Sarah is going to do a silent demonstration of folding a paper crane, in honor of all those lost at...
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Jun 14, 20234 min read
The Extreme Danger Posed by Military Artificial Intelligence
by Joseph Buonanno — What if there was a military AI system so powerful that it could read every detail of a battlefield, knew the entire...
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Apr 21, 20233 min read
Stepping Back from the Brink: In Support of H. Res. 77
by Sean Wild — Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced H. Res. 77 into the...
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Oct 10, 20225 min read
“Sacrificed in the Name of Global Power”: How US Nuclear Policy Harmed Native American Nations
by John Whitehead — The lethal effects of nuclear weapons in wartime are well known. What is less appreciated is how nuclear weapons can...
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Oct 9, 20223 min read
The Wisdom to Quit While Ahead: The Case for a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
by John Whitehead — Two dramatic developments have recently changed the now seven-month-long war between Ukraine and Russia. First, the...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
Nuclear Weapons, or How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Detest the Bomb
by Sean Wild — A practice common in schools across America during the 1950s was to perform what was known as “duck-and-cover” drills. For...
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Sep 15, 20223 min read
Choosing the Least Bad Option: Restoring the Iran Nuclear Agreement
by John Whitehead — The United States and Iran have been engaged in negotiations for over a year in an attempt to reach a new agreement...
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Sep 7, 20223 min read
Americans: Urge Your Congressional Representatives to Support H.Res. 1185
by Samuel B. Parker — On June 16th, Representative James McGovern introduced H.Res. 1185 - Embracing the goals and provisions of the...
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May 16, 20225 min read
Wasted Opportunities? The New Defense Budget and Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2023 earlier this spring. The proposal...
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Mar 1, 20224 min read
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Nuclear Threat: How Did We Get Here, and What Do We Do Now?
by Samuel B. Parker — On February 24th, Russian forces invaded Ukraine and initiated the first major conventional war on the European...
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Dec 21, 20214 min read
Checking the Nuclear Threat: The Opportunity of the Nuclear Posture Review
by John Whitehead — The Biden administration is currently re-evaluating the United States’ nuclear strategy. This re-evaluation offers an...
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Dec 8, 20213 min read
The Temptation to Escalate: Responding to China’s Hypersonic Weapon Test
by John Whitehead — U.S.-China tensions increased this fall with U.S. officials’ announcement that China had tested a “hypersonic weapon”...
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Dec 7, 20213 min read
Racial Discrimination and Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Navajo’s Struggle against Uranium Mining
by John Whitehead — A long struggle against injustice took a new turn this fall when a group of Navajo activists moved forward with an...
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Oct 18, 20214 min read
The Forgotten War: The Libyan War and Its Legacy
by John Whitehead — Of the 21st century wars waged by the United States, the Libya War is perhaps the most forgotten one. The 2011 war...
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Aug 11, 20213 min read
Seek Arms Control, Not an Arms Race: Responding to China’s Possible Nuclear Build-Up
by John Whitehead — Satellite images have revealed evidence that China may be increasing its nuclear weapons. Any increase in these...
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Nov 9, 20205 min read
Pro-lifers, Let’s Reclaim Armistice Day to Respect Life and Veterans
by Thad Crouch
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In many nations, Armistice Day still commemorates the end of WWI on November 11th, 1918, as a day to remember
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Aug 6, 20204 min read
Remembering Hiroshima: The Eerie Power of "Barefoot Gen"
by John Whitehead — Advocates for the Consistent Life Ethic would do well to mark and reflect on the 75th anniversaries of the nuclear...
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Mar 23, 20203 min read
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United States dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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