nuclear weapons
Today in labor history … no more Hiroshimas or Nagasakis
August 9, 2012The United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan today Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the only two cases of using a nuclear weapon against civilians.
Read moreSaudi Arabia going nuclear – why no uproar?
February 10, 2012Saudi Arabia recently announced its intention to launch its own nuclear program, saying it needs to diversify its energy sources.
Read moreNew U.S. military strategy: concerns and a ray of hope
January 17, 2012The Defense Department's new strategic guidance released this month offers a modest foothold in the struggle to reverse the ever-upward swing of U.S. military spending.
Read more“Doomsday” clock pushed forward amidst fears of nuclear conflict
January 11, 2012Created in 1947 to represent the relative closeness of the threat of nuclear disaster, the clock's face has been adjusted twenty times.
Read moreIsraeli whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu’s appeal rejected
October 17, 2011Israel's Supreme Court last Thursday kept in place a range of restrictions on the rights of nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vananu, while his fight to secure asylum elsewhere continues.
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