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Kitsap Sun: Attorneys ask judge to stop work on new Bangor pierPublished Dec. 7, 2012

A federal judge will rule within a week whether to stop construction of a second explosives handling wharf at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.

Read Kitsap Sun Article: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/dec/07/attorneys-ask-judge-to-stop-work-on-new-bangor

YES! Magazine: Keeping Faith With PeacePublished April 30, 2012

On the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jesuit Priest Bill Bichsel talks about why he went to prison for a future without nuclear weapons.

Read YES! Magazine Article: http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/keeping-faith-with-peace

Crosscut.com: Kitsap Sub Plans Raise Security QuestionsPublished: Aug. 5, 2011

The Cold War is long over. The question is: How over is it?

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KEXP Interview on Hotpotatomedia.com: Interviews with Glen Milner and Tom Rogers on KEXP radioPublished: February 26, 2012
Geez Magazine: 40-foot inflatable missile protestPublished: January 29, 2012

On August 8, Tom Rogers was arrested for trying to block the entrance to the U.S. Naval Base at Kitsap-Bangor in Washington state with a full-scale 40- foot inflatable Trident II (D-5) missile.

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Seattle Times Newspaper: Activist priest, ailing in detention, ends hunger strike after 2 weeksPublished: January 28, 2012

Father William “Bix” Bichsel, a Tacoma Jesuit priest, had been fasting to protest “nuclear weapons, inhumane treatment at prisons and the separation of policy from conscience,” according to his attorney. The ailing 83-year-old broke his fast Wednesday because he felt himself weakening.

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Seattle Times Newspaper: Plan for new Navy wharf at Bangor fires up nuke debatePublished: January 8, 2012

Is the nuclear-sub fleet a “Cold War relic” or a modern deterrent? The Pentagon nears a decision on building a $715 million munitions wharf on Hood Canal.

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