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SUMMARY:No to Nuclear
DESCRIPTION:…Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives\, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War \n \nJoin us for a discussion of Linda Pentz Gunter’s newly published book  No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives\, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War in a webinar moderated by Chris Nord of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation.  \nThe nuclear power industry wants us to believe that theirs is the only technical fix for our deliverance from the climate crisis. While the public\, politicians and the media have been easily swayed\, Gunter blasts aside the industry’s claims that it is safe and green. In No to Nuclear\, she compellingly argues that nuclear power is too slow\, too expensive\, too dangerous and too integrally connected to the nuclear weapons complex to serve as a rational energy choice.  She reveals how the nuclear sector not only fundamentally harms the lives of Indigenous peoples and communities of color but also devalues nature and the environment. In short\, the nuclear power industry is costing us the chance of a genuinely just energy transition. \nLinda Pentz Gunter is the founder and executive director of the US-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear. The organization works to educate the public\, media and decision-makers about the necessity to abolish nuclear power and nuclear weapons and the inextricable link between the two. Previously\, she was a journalist at USA Network\, Reuters\, and The Times. She launched\, and writes for Beyond Nuclear’s online magazine\, Beyond Nuclear International. \nChris Nord is the co-founder and Board member of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation – whose mission includes real-time radiological monitoring near the Seabrook atomic reactor\, as well as education the public about safe and sustainable energy a alternatives.  He is Vice-President of the Citizens Awareness Network and founding member and non-violence trainer of the Clamshell Alliance.  He is the creator of the presentation “Nuclear Spent Fuel and Homeland Security: The Case for Hardened Storage.” and also co-producer of “Circles Around the Fire”\, a 30-minute slide/video program on nuclear power in New England. \nRegister to attend: \n \nSponsored by MAPA Nuclear Disarmament Working Group\, New Hampshire Peace Action\, Peace Action Maine\, and New Jersey Peace Action. Cosponsored by Commonwealth Coalition for Democracy & Safe Energy\, Clamshell Aliance\, and MAPA Indigenous Solidarity. \nTo purchase a copy of Linda’s book\, click the linked title here: No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives\, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War  \nTo pay in US dollars\, click the tab at the top (that defaults to UK pounds) and choose North America (US$) and fill out the form (choosing United States as your country).  Receive 40% off the cover price through April 14\, 2026.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/no-to-nuclear/
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CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament
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SUMMARY:Ukraine War: Its End-Game Could End Up in Nuclear War
DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker is Prof. Peter Kuznick of American University\, founder of the Nuclear Studies Institute and longtime advocate for nuclear disarmament. He will discuss how the Ukraine War is the most likely international flashpoint that could lead to WWIII between the US/NATO and Russia\, which would probably mean a catastrophic nuclear war. \nNow in its fifth year\, Prof. Kuznick will discuss the growing possibility of a Ukrainian military defeat later this year after Russia mounts an anticipated major offensive this spring or summer. Russian forces not only could push Ukrainian troops entirely out of the eastern region of the Donbas\, but also continue advancing west to the Dnieper River\, effectively occupying half of Ukraine’s territory and threatening major cities like Kharkiv and Odessa. \nThe US/NATO might choose to help Ukraine avoid such a defeat by escalating and sending in EU troops; airpower to set up a no-fly-zone; long-range missiles like the Tomahawk that could reach deep into Russia’s heartland; and drone/missile attacks as they have done in the past two years on Russian strategic early-warning radar systems\, airbases with nuclear-capable bombers\, and even to assassinate Putin in one of his residences near Moscow. These are red lines that Russia has said could lead to the use of nuclear weapons. \nProf. Kuznick will also discuss the very dangerous mistake made by both Biden and Trump to let the START nuclear arms limitation treaty to expire on Feb. 5. To avoid a hugely expensive and even more destabilizing nuclear arms race\, Trump should accept Putin’s offer of a 1-year extension of START while negotiating a new and even more effective treaty. Trump should also save billions of U.S. tax dollars by stopping development of the Golden Dome missile defense program. \nHe will also discuss the greatly exaggerated threat of Russia attacking European countries after it conquers Ukraine. This fear of Russia is driving EU governments to increase military spending and prepare for a major war with Russia by 2030\, while slashing their budgets for human service and environmental priorities. \nPeter Kuznick is Professor of History and founder and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University. A longtime advocate for nuclear disarmament\, he has written extensively about science and politics\, nuclear history\, and Cold War culture. He is the author of Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930s America (2019); the co-author of Rethinking the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Akira Kimura; and Rethinking Cold War Culture (2010) with James Gilbert. He and Oliver Stone co-authored the 10 part Showtime documentary film series and book both titled The Untold History of the United States. You can follow Professor Kuznick on his substack: https://substack.com/@peterkuznick. \nRegister to attend: \n \nSponsored by Ukraine: A Time for Peace Campaign\, cosponsored by MAPA’s Nuclear Disarmament Working Group.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/ukraine-war-its-end-game-could-end-up-in-nuclear-war/
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CATEGORIES:Nuclear Disarmament,Ukraine/Russia
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