John Burroughs
@johnburroughs.bsky.social
IPS story re US vote against CTBT in UN General Assembly, with quotes from @jackiecabasso.bsky.social and Jonathan Granoff www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/us-s...
US Stands Alone Defying UN Vote on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The US took another step backward –to break ranks with the United Nations– when it voted against a draft resolution calling for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
IPS story re US vote against CTBT in UN General Assembly, with quotes from @jackiecabasso.bsky.social and Jonathan Granoff www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/us-s...
IALANA mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, advocate for nuclear abolition and human rights www.ialana.info/2025/11/iala...
IALANA mourns Peter Weiss | IALANA
Peter Weiss, 1925 – 2025 IALANA mourns the passing of Peter Weiss on 3 November 2025. Peter was a co-founder of the US-based Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy in 1981, and then in 1988 became the fo...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
IALANA mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, advocate for nuclear abolition and human rights www.ialana.info/2025/11/iala...
insightful piece
By popular demand (read: maybe three people asked me) — some thoughts on Kathryn Bigelow's new film, "A House of Dynamite." TOTAL SPOILER ZONE, you have been warned! doomsdaymachines.net/p/bolt-out-o...
Bolt out of the blue
Kathryn Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite"
doomsdaymachines.net
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
insightful piece
Jackie and me in California
#NuclearAbolitionDay Peace is in Our Hands! @youthfusion2000
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Jackie and me in California
Powerful video - We Must Speak Boldly - from the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction youtu.be/ndvs5g5Gh8w
We Must Speak Boldly – Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction
YouTube video by Princeton-SGS
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September 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Powerful video - We Must Speak Boldly - from the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction youtu.be/ndvs5g5Gh8w
Important analysis by Joe Cirincione.
Despite the ominous strategic rhetoric, the formidable nuclear weapons lobby, and massive budgets, more bombs will not make us safe from sudden attack, writes @joecirin.bsky.social.
Read more in "The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons."
Read more in "The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons."
The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons
Two former Biden administration defense officials warn of a “Category 5 hurricane of nuclear threats” rapidly approaching. Their solution? Build more nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Important analysis by Joe Cirincione.
Join in Nuclear Abolition Day, September 26! www.nuclearabolitionday.org/post/stop-nu...
Stop Nuclear Weapons: Peace is in our Hands
New initiative launched for Nuclear Abolition Day 2025Geneva, August 29Today at the United Nations in Geneva, a group of civil society organizations launched NuclearAbolitionDay.org, a platform for ci...
www.nuclearabolitionday.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join in Nuclear Abolition Day, September 26! www.nuclearabolitionday.org/post/stop-nu...
Commemoration in Japan of US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - story for United for Peace & Justice by @jackiecabasso.bsky.social. www.unitedforpeace.org/2025/08/23/n...
August 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Commemoration in Japan of US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - story for United for Peace & Justice by @jackiecabasso.bsky.social. www.unitedforpeace.org/2025/08/23/n...
Environmental review of production of plutonium cores of nuclear weapons - story for United for Peace & Justice. www.unitedforpeace.org/2025/08/23/e...
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Environmental review of production of plutonium cores of nuclear weapons - story for United for Peace & Justice. www.unitedforpeace.org/2025/08/23/e...
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On the 80th Anniversary of
Trinity, Nobel laureates call to prevent
Nuclear war.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@backfrombrink.bsky.social
#80daysofaction
Trinity, Nobel laureates call to prevent
Nuclear war.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@backfrombrink.bsky.social
#80daysofaction
'Heed our warnings': Nobel laureates plea for diplomacy to prevent nuclear war
Top nuclear experts gathered in Chicago to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war.
www.usatoday.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
On the 80th Anniversary of
Trinity, Nobel laureates call to prevent
Nuclear war.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@backfrombrink.bsky.social
#80daysofaction
Trinity, Nobel laureates call to prevent
Nuclear war.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
@backfrombrink.bsky.social
#80daysofaction
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and Western States Legal Foundation Comment on the Scope of Environmental Review of Production of the Plutonium Pits (Cores) of Nuclear Warheads, July 14, 2025 wslfweb.org/docs/LCNP-WS...
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July 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and Western States Legal Foundation Comment on the Scope of Environmental Review of Production of the Plutonium Pits (Cores) of Nuclear Warheads, July 14, 2025 wslfweb.org/docs/LCNP-WS...
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An important declaration from Nobel laureates and nuclear experts on steps to reduce the danger of nuclear war, on the 80th anniversary of the nuclear age. thebulletin.org/2025/07/the-...
The Nobel Laureate Assembly Declaration for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Tremendous progress has been made in reducing global nuclear stockpiles and nuclear risks, but we are now heading in the wrong direction. Poised at the beginning of a new, complex, and dangerous nucle...
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July 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
An important declaration from Nobel laureates and nuclear experts on steps to reduce the danger of nuclear war, on the 80th anniversary of the nuclear age. thebulletin.org/2025/07/the-...
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The threat of nuclear war today by intent, accident, misinterpretation or disruptive technology is greater than at any time during the Cold War. It’s 89 seconds till midnight. We must move @backfrombrink.bsky.social #80daysofaction
July 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The threat of nuclear war today by intent, accident, misinterpretation or disruptive technology is greater than at any time during the Cold War. It’s 89 seconds till midnight. We must move @backfrombrink.bsky.social #80daysofaction
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The White House Military Office Coast Guard aide is on “Football” duty this evening for Trump’s flight to Calgary, Canada, for the G-7 Summit. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
June 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The White House Military Office Coast Guard aide is on “Football” duty this evening for Trump’s flight to Calgary, Canada, for the G-7 Summit. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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ASK A SCIENTIST: The US plans to spend up to $38 billion to produce hundreds of new plutonium pits—explosive cores for nuclear weapons. But our new report finds they aren’t necessary. What are the risks? @ucs.org’s Dylan Spaulding explains.
Ask a Scientist: New Plutonium Pits for Nuclear Weapons Are Not Needed
The Cold War demonstrated that more nuclear weapons do not create more security.
act.ucsusa.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ASK A SCIENTIST: The US plans to spend up to $38 billion to produce hundreds of new plutonium pits—explosive cores for nuclear weapons. But our new report finds they aren’t necessary. What are the risks? @ucs.org’s Dylan Spaulding explains.
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Rare to see US director of national intelligence publish video and emphasize horrors of nuclear bombing of Japan 80 years ago.
Video comes with simulated destruction of San Francisco, nuclear winter, and call to end the madness. 😯
The nuclear people will hate her for this!
Video comes with simulated destruction of San Francisco, nuclear winter, and call to end the madness. 😯
The nuclear people will hate her for this!
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Rare to see US director of national intelligence publish video and emphasize horrors of nuclear bombing of Japan 80 years ago.
Video comes with simulated destruction of San Francisco, nuclear winter, and call to end the madness. 😯
The nuclear people will hate her for this!
Video comes with simulated destruction of San Francisco, nuclear winter, and call to end the madness. 😯
The nuclear people will hate her for this!
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BIG NEWS: Both @chu.house.gov & @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us signed H. Res 317!
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Urge your congressional member to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #FightforaSaferWorld
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Urge your congressional member to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #FightforaSaferWorld
June 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
BIG NEWS: Both @chu.house.gov & @repjohnlarson.govpeeps.us signed H. Res 317!
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Urge your congressional member to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #FightforaSaferWorld
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Urge your congressional member to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #FightforaSaferWorld
@jackiecabasso.bsky.social and me at Travis Air Force Base, CA, in People's Arms Embargo action. The base ships arms to Israel and is involved in deportations. #Gaza
June 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@jackiecabasso.bsky.social and me at Travis Air Force Base, CA, in People's Arms Embargo action. The base ships arms to Israel and is involved in deportations. #Gaza
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Yesterday the US Air Force continues preparations to end life as we know it launching an ICBM toward the indigenous Marshall Islands, which remain contaminated to this day, following 67 nuclear tests by the US over 12 years. d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2505/D... @backfrombrink.bsky.social
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May 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Yesterday the US Air Force continues preparations to end life as we know it launching an ICBM toward the indigenous Marshall Islands, which remain contaminated to this day, following 67 nuclear tests by the US over 12 years. d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2505/D... @backfrombrink.bsky.social
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Urge your congressional member to co-sponsor it TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #NuclearDisarmament #nonukes #ActionAlert #FightforaSaferWorld
#HRes317 #NuclearDisarmament #nonukes #ActionAlert #FightforaSaferWorld
🎉BIG NEWS: Rep. John Garamendi, Co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, signed H. Res. 317!
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Thank you @repgaramendi.bsky.social for your leadership.
The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
Thank you @repgaramendi.bsky.social for your leadership.
May 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Urge your congressional member to co-sponsor it TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
#HRes317 #NuclearDisarmament #nonukes #ActionAlert #FightforaSaferWorld
#HRes317 #NuclearDisarmament #nonukes #ActionAlert #FightforaSaferWorld
Taking stock of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. My remarks (text & video) at NPT #PrepCom side-event, Some Way Out of Here, April 29.
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Speech by John Burroughs at the Future Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Safeguards – Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
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May 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Taking stock of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. My remarks (text & video) at NPT #PrepCom side-event, Some Way Out of Here, April 29.
cpdcs.org/speech-by-jo...
cpdcs.org/speech-by-jo...
Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace | Poster House - Outstanding NYC exhibition of nuclear related posters. Protest, early nuclear power promotion, & more. Highly recommended, esp. for participants in NPT PrepCom. www.posterhouse.org/exhibition/fallout-atoms-for-war-peace/
Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace | Poster House
Two days before the outbreak of World War II, a scientific paper was published explaining the theoretical process of nuclear fission in which the controlled splitting of an atomic nucleus releases a…
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May 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace | Poster House - Outstanding NYC exhibition of nuclear related posters. Protest, early nuclear power promotion, & more. Highly recommended, esp. for participants in NPT PrepCom. www.posterhouse.org/exhibition/fallout-atoms-for-war-peace/
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🎉BIG DAY ON CAPITOL HILL: @repmcgovern.bsky.social and Rep Tokuda introduced H.Res 317 to prevent nuclear war. Thanks co-sponsors @reptedlieu.bsky.social, @chelliepingree.bsky.social @eleanornorton.bsky.social @repbonamici.bsky.social @repilhan.bsky.social @gregcasar.bsky.social
#HRes317 #nonukes
#HRes317 #nonukes
April 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🎉BIG DAY ON CAPITOL HILL: @repmcgovern.bsky.social and Rep Tokuda introduced H.Res 317 to prevent nuclear war. Thanks co-sponsors @reptedlieu.bsky.social, @chelliepingree.bsky.social @eleanornorton.bsky.social @repbonamici.bsky.social @repilhan.bsky.social @gregcasar.bsky.social
#HRes317 #nonukes
#HRes317 #nonukes
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ACTION ALERT: Urge your rep to co-sponsor H.Res 317 today! preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...
Tell Your Representative: Co-sponsor H. Res. 317
Tell Your Representative: Co-sponsor H. Res. 317
preventnuclearwar.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
ACTION ALERT: Urge your rep to co-sponsor H.Res 317 today! preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-...