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Nuclear war affects everyone. We raise much-needed awareness to the perils of nuclear weapons development, testing, and use.
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New Approaches for the Anti-Nuclear Movement
These are hard times for individuals and organizations seeking to reduce the risk of a nuclear confrontation. The dangers of a nuclear conflict are increasing, but public awareness of the risks we face is at a low ebb. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday clock, an annual expert assessment of the risk of a…
Eighty Years After Trinity: A Legacy of Fallout & Building the Movement Forward
In the early hours of July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb—known as the Trinity test—in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico, marking the dawn of the nuclear age, altering the course of history, and unleashing radioactive fallout across unsuspecting communities. Hispanic and Indigenous residents of downwind towns, like…
Historic Expansion of RECA Passes in Reconciliation Bill
In a historic and hard-fought victory for communities harmed by U.S. nuclear weapons testing, waste, and uranium exposure, Congress has passed the largest expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) since its original enactment in 1990. RECA provided compensation to individuals with serious illnesses resulting from radiation exposure from nuclear testing and uranium work.…
NukeTalk Podcast
The most recent season of NukeTalk is The Nuclear Ballot: How the US Election Shapes Nuclear Policy. NukeTalk is currently on hiatus.
9 countries in the world possess nuclear weapons.
Of the approximately 12,121 weapons that exist today, the United States and Russia have a combined total of 10,624, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal.
