By Leonard Eiger For most of humanity’s recorded time on Earth people have tried to follow the Golden Rule, which is essentially the principle of treating others as we would like to be treated. And yet today it seems that in far too many ways and situations this fundamental axiom has been turned on its head, especially when it comes to relations among nations. Racism, xenophobia, militarism, and their ultimate manifestation – nuclear weapons – rule the day as a symbol and tool of power in many nations. As for the United States, we have twisted the Golden Rule, expecting […]
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Nuclear Remembrance Day: A day to say Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOW!
By Leonard Eiger March 1, 2023 March 1st is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (‘Bikini’ Day) which marks the anniversary of the infamous US ‘Bravo’ nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll in 1954. On that fateful day the United States tested the first deliverable hydrogen bomb, code named “Bravo”, at Bikini Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. Bravo was the largest U.S. nuclear test ever exploded, with a yield of 15 megatons, 1000 times larger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima (and well beyond the predicted yield of 6 megatons… OOOPS!). It blasted a crater 1.2 miles in diameter into […]
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Biden Administration releases aggressive nuclear strategy envisioning “first use” of nuclear weapons in wars like Ukraine
EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a Press Release issued earlier today by Greg Mello of the Los Alamos Working Group Contact: Greg Mello, 505-265-1200 office, 505-577-8563 cell Permalink * Prior press releases Albuquerque, NM — Today the Department of Defense (DoD) released its long-awaited National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and Missile Defense Review (MDR). In the interest of time, this press release addresses the NPR only. Detailed comparison with past NPRs will also need to come later, as may be warranted. A classified version of the NPR has long been available to Congress and has helped shape this […]
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U.S. Nuclear Posture: Time To STOP Posturing!
By Leonard Eiger February 8, 2022 A new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is issued every four years and, although officially a “legislatively-mandated review that establishes U.S. nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities and force posture,” it essentially paves the way for our nation’s continuing reliance on nuclear weapons. Presidents have used the NPR to implement their individual nuclear weapons agendas, and in the previous administration, it went a bit off the rails, and much attention was paid to the Trident nuclear weapons system. MINI-NUKES ON TRIDENT? The 2018 NPR dropped quite the bombshell when it called for essentially changing up the mission […]
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2018 Nuclear Posture Review: Cold War Redux!
The 2018 United States Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is out, and there is much conversation surrounding it. The new NPR is, of course, more formal justification for the U.S. to continue the status quo of being the world’s dominant nuclear power. Yet, beyond the status quo, this NPR contains new and dangerously destabilizing developments in U.S. nuclear weapon planning and policy. The press conference announcing the release of the 2018 NPR was a classic study in Doublespeak. Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan set the (Orwellian) stage by saying, “To the American people, this administration’s highest priority is your safety and […]
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