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SOURCE: Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2/7/20
Chernobyl disaster worse than we were told, historian Kate Brown says
Chernobyl should be seen, not as a one-time accident, Brown argued, but as part of a larger, still ongoing story of global nuclear contamination and Russian, American and the international officials hiding the truth.
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1/26/20
Could the Climate Crisis Be “The Good News of Damnation”?
by Lawrence Wittner
There is no other solution to the onrushing climate catastrophe than for people and nations to forget their tribal animosities and start behaving as part of a world society. The climate crisis, like the prospect of nuclear annihilation, really is “the good news of damnation.” And we can only overcome it by working together.
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SOURCE: History.com
1/13/20
'Broken Arrow': When the First U.S. Atomic Bomb Went Missing
Since the demolition crew’s report was top secret, no word emerged about the whereabouts of the missing atomic bomb. Were there clues in the wreckage that the bomb had in fact been released prior to impact?
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12/22/19
Americans Are Ready for a Different Approach to Nuclear Weapons
by Lawrence Wittner
Although today’s public protests against nuclear weapons can’t compare to the major antinuclear upheavals of past decades, there are clear indications that most Americans reject the Trump administration’s nuclear weapons policies.
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SOURCE: NY Times
11/23/19
Fourth Spy Unearthed in U.S. Atomic Bomb Project
His Soviet code name was Godsend, and he came to Los Alamos from a family of secret agents.
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11/17/19
Which Would You Prefer―Nuclear War or Climate Catastrophe?
by Lawrence Wittner
A satirical examination of the threats facing the world.
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11/10/19
The Overlooked Aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
by Robin Lindley
A Conversation with Acclaimed History Professor Kate Brown on Her Groundbreaking Book Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future
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11/10/19
It’s Been 32 Years since the Conclusion of the INF Treaty Yet Arms Control Is Still Vital
by Stephan Kieninger
It is imperative to avoid a situation where we might have no arms control and no mutual verification at all. Against the backdrop of the Trump Administration’s loathing of arms control, it will be up to the European NATO allies to conceptualize a new arms-control framework for the post-INF world.
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SOURCE: National Security Archive
10/30/19
National Security Archive Publishes New Briefing Book on Nuclear Weapons and Turkey Since 1959
by William Burr
During Mid-1960s Turkish Officials Were Interested in Producing an “Atomic Bomb”
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SOURCE: National Security Archive
9/9/19
National Security Archive Publishes New Documents on the First Soviet Nuclear Test Offering New Information on Beginning of Nuclear Arms Race
by William Burr
The newly declassified documents reveal the Soviet atomic project posed a major challenge to U.S. intelligence and expands our knowledge of the role of German scientists in advancing the Soviet nuclear program.
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9/8/19
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Trollope Ploy Myth
by Sheldon M. Stern
What we often get wrong about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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9/1/19
The Latest G-7 Summit Showcases Trump's Foreign Policy Failures
by Walter L. Hixson
There is still time for Trump to reverse his legacy of diplomatic ineptitude. If he fails to do so he may well go down in history as the most feckless foreign policy president in American history.
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8/25/19
Israel’s 2007 Decision to Attack a Syrian Nuclear Facility is History and Warning
by Edwin Black
When reading Katz’s book, we are reminded that as complex and difficult as the Syrian strike was, any similar action on Iran’s nuclear capability would be infinitely more daunting and riskier.
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8/6/19
Samantha Smith's Dream of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
by William Lambers
Samantha Smith taught us your voice matters and you can make a difference in ridding the world of nuclear weapons and achieving peace for all.
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8/4/19
“Mr. Straight Arrow,” John Hersey, and the decision to drop the atomic bomb
by D. M. Giangreco
What recent histories getsright--and wrong--about Harry S. Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
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7/28/19
Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates: How About Raising the Issue of How to Avert Nuclear War?
by Lawrence Wittner
That question might seem overwrought but, in fact, the U.S. government and others are increasing the role that nuclear weapons play in their “national security” policies.
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7/14/19
HBO’s Chernobyl and the Rendering of History
by Walter G. Moss
The value of HBO’s Chernobyl is not just what it tells us about the failings of the Soviet system. It offers much more.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
6/3/19
Photos From the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
Thirty-three years ago, on April 26, 1986, a series of explosions destroyed Chernobyl’s reactor No. 4, and several hundred staff and firefighters tackled a blaze that burned for 10 days and sent a plume of radiation around the world.
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5/26/19
How About a Peace Race Instead of an Arms Race?
by Lawrence Wittner
On September 25, 1961, dismayed by the Soviet Union’s recent revival of nuclear weapons testing, John F. Kennedy used the occasion of his address to the United Nations to challenge the Russians “not to an arms race, but to a peace race.”
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SOURCE: Washington Post
5/23/19
Why nuclear diplomacy needs more women
by Elena Souris
Historically, a homogenous group of policymakers make innovation less likely.