Nuclear Weapons – Page 2 – Massachusetts Peace Action

Raytheon’s Role in U.S. Global Military Dominance

September 19, 2022 Jackie Cabasso

by Jackie Cabasso The United States military encircles the globe through its operation of 11 Unified Combatant Commands. Composed of forces from two or more armed services, the Unified Commands are headed by four-star generals and admirals who operate under the direct authority of the […]

College students from Japan march in Vienna on June 20 with a banner to mark the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (Asahi Shimbun/Tabito Fukutomi)

Being Civil Society

September 19, 2022 Frances Jeffries

by Frances Jeffries A very traditional question in September is: How was your summer? or What did you do on your vacation? My summer was one of seeing new as well as familiar things through new eyes, of thinking about new approaches to seemingly intractable […]

Raytheon Makes Nuclear War More Likely

September 19, 2022 Richard Krushnic

by Richard Krushnic Raytheon Technologies’ Paveway guided bomb has been the primary weapon used by the Saudis in Yemen since the expansion of the war early in 2015. With the targeting and refueling assistance of the US, the Raytheon bombs hit fields, flocks, irrigation pumps, […]

The First Meeting of the States Parties to the TPNW opened with a video message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Photo: Soka Gakkai Global

The First Meeting of States Parties to the Nuclear Ban Treaty: A New Era for Nuclear Abolition

July 13, 2022 Sofia Rose Wolman

by Sofia Rose Wolman The First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) to the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), held June 21-23, 2022, in Vienna, Austria, marked a new era in the movement to abolish nuclear weapons. As a result of tremendous diplomatic and civil […]

What I did at the Democratic State Convention

July 13, 2022 Louise Coleman

by Louise Coleman Recently, I was elected by the Sherborn Democratic Town Committee as an alternate for the upcoming state convention. Then, because of fears associated with COVID, only one of the delegates opted to attend the convention in person. Some delegates chose not to […]

Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: The Case for Creating a Citizens Commission

April 13, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

For Immediate Release Contacts: Louise Coleman (617) 817-6706 , Timmon Wallis (631) 507-8686 On Wednesday, April 13, at 11: 30 am in the 4th floor Café in the Massachusetts State House, State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa will introduce a new dossier called Nuclear Weapons and Massachusetts: […]

Why Blame Raytheon?

October 29, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

By Kathleen Malley-Morrison Raytheon (which, since its merger with United Technologies has relabeled itself Raytheon Technologies) is culpable for every casualty, physical and psychological, human and environmental, associated with every action in which the United States military industrial complex has participated since World War II. Does […]