Tag: Nuclear Weapons

Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) meet on March 10, 2011 with their delegations in Moscow. (Photo: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘A hugely consequential first move’: Biden offers to extend nuclear START Treaty with Russia

From the Wire January 21, 2021

“After four years of efforts to kill arms control and chase the false security of nuclear dominance, the U.S. is coming back to its senses,” said one peace activist. “Unless you’re a defense contractor, this is…

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As nuclear weapon ban treaty nears entry into force, Trump administration urges withdrawals

From the Wire October 21, 2020

‘Unprecedented and Desperate’ “This is completely outrageous and yet somehow not at all surprising,” one nuclear expert said of the U.S. effort. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Wednesday, October 21 Disarmament advocates and nuclear experts responded…

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As Japan marks 75 years since the devastating attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the last generation of nuclear bomb survivors are working to ensure their message lives on after them. Terumi Tanaka, 88, was 13 when the bomb hit his hometown of Nagasaki. (Photo: Behrouz/Mehri/AFP via Getty Images)
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AFTER 75 YEARS, last survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings says nuclear abolition still ‘Starting Point for Peace’

From the Wire August 5, 2020

“Hell is probably like what we went through. It must never be allowed to happen again.” by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Jiro Hamasumi’s mother was pregnant with him when the United States…

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