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Raytheon Technologies: A nuclear threat

October 1, 2022 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon Raytheon Technologies is the second largest military contractor in the world, with $64 billion in net sales. Internationally, it is one of the top three arms suppliers, selling its weapons to numerous countries, and employing 174,000 men It has close […]

Stop Raytheon’s Nukes: Introduction

October 1, 2022 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathleen Malley-Morrison Mass Peace Action (MAPA) has launched a new campaign, in which its Raytheon working group has joined forces with its nuclear disarmament working group, to disclose and confront the role of Raytheon Technologies in bringing the world closer to nuclear holocaust. The […]

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, […]

Activists Protest Raytheon’s Nuclear Weapons

August 30, 2022 Maryellen Kurkulos

(Cambridge) Massachusetts Peace Action and the Raytheon Anti-war Campaign have joined forces to launch a new campaign focusing on how Raytheon Technologies, the weapons manufacturer with an extensive presence across Massachusetts, is playing an integral role in escalating the threat of nuclear war. As part of […]

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Week 2022 – Recap in Photos

August 18, 2022 Mario Boozang

In order to bring attention to the growing demand for nuclear disarmament, peace activists across Massachusetts and in Rhode Island held dozens of events marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in August, 1945. Here are some highlights of those events. The […]