Tag Archive for ‘nuclear weapons’
Highlights: 2013 State of the Union
We hope you enjoyed the President’s State of the Union speech and that you joined our conversation on twitter and Facebook. If you missed the speech (maybe watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – what an adorable winner) or want to review it again, please see the transcript here. Overall the agenda that the [...]
Freeze the Nukes, Fund the Future
Yesterday the Washington, DC WAND staff attended a press conference with Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and other local peace and security organizations to publicize the Congressman’s letter to the Super Committee proposing substantial cuts in spending on the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. As the Markey letter indicates, cost savings should come from spending on the [...]
International Day Against Nuclear Testing
By Annie Jennings, WAND Nuclear Security Research Fellow In 2009, August 29th was declared the International Day Against Nuclear Testing. This year, August 29th also marks the 20th anniversary of the shutdown of the former Soviet Union’s largest and most destructive nuclear weapons test site in Kazakhstan. Over its 40 year history, the Semipalatinsk site [...]
July 16th: The anniversary of the first nuclear test and an op ed asking for action
Saturday, July 16 marks the 66th anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test explosion. The United States’ test, code-named “Trinity,” was exploded in the desert of New Mexico and ignited the nuclear age. Nuclear testing has fueled the arms race, enabling varied and ever more deadly nuclear arsenals to grow. Along the way, nuclear testing [...]
Women Leaders on Next Steps to Reduce Nuclear Threat
The Arms Control Association hosted their annual meeting on Tuesday, May 10th 2011. The theme of this year’s event was “Reducing the Nuclear Danger: Next Steps on the Test Ban Treaty and Nuclear Arms Reductions.” Ellen Tauscher, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security was one of the guest speakers. You can hear [...]
Commemorating President Obama’s Landmark Prague Speech
Two years ago, President Obama delivered a landmark speech in Prague, Czech Republic. The Prague Agenda, delivered on April 5, 2009 outlined the steps needed to move toward a safer world, one without nuclear weapons. “So today, I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world [...]
WAND Represents at 2011 Ecumenical Advocacy Days
Over 700 people from faith communities across the United States came to DC March 25-28 to participate in the 2011 Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD), including Arkansas WAND members JoAnne Mills and Susan Sims! Focusing on the EAD theme Development, Security and Economic Justice: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?, JoAnne and Susan met with [...]
WAND’s thoughts on the disaster in Japan
WAND is looking at the disaster in Japan with both heartbreak and nerve-wracking worry. Days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, the crises are continuing to mount. Of particular concern are the nuclear reactor explosions, fires and radioactive releases, all coming on top of earthquake aftershocks. Our hearts go out to the Japanese people in their desperate [...]
Georgia WAND speaks up about the events unfolding in Japan
As WAND watches the devastating news of events in Japan and reflect upon concerns about nuclear power in the United States, we recommend this information from our friends at Georgia WAND. The letter below was distributed earlier this week by Georgia WAND’s Executive Director Bobbie Paul and President of the Board Bernita Smith. “As details [...]
President Obama signs off on New START treaty in White House ceremony
In a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, February 2nd, President Obama signed the final ratification documents for the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia. The United States and Russia are expected to exchange ratification documents this weekend, thereby bringing the treaty into force. For more information on New START check out our resource [...]
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