#japan : #atomicweapons / #government / #uno / #ngo / #hibakusha / #atomicweaponsban
„A key meeting about a United Nations treaty that bans nuclear weapons takes place in spring, but the Japanese government won't be there. Not as a signatory, or as an observer. The decision has left many atomic bomb survivors filled with indignation and disappointment.“
#japan #norway : #nobelprice / #atomicweapons / #protest / #hibakusha /
„Tanaka Terumi, who experienced atomic bombing in Nagasaki when he was 13 years old, is to deliver a speech at the ceremony in Oslo (…).
He plans to convey to the world the consequences of the atomic bombing & the inhumane nature of nuclear weapons based on his own experiences, which included losing 5 relatives.
Tanaka said support from around the world will be needed to continue the campaign (…).“
#OTD in 1943 five #ConscientiousObjectors began a hunger strike at the United States Northeastern Penitentiary in #Lewisburg Pennsylvania, they were soon joined by a sixth.
Forced feeding of the religious and political #pacifists refusing to fight #WWII began October 22nd as they persisted to oppose what they felt was unjust and unconstitutional "Totalitarian" control of their lives. The hunger strike ended in December 1943 when the head of the Federal Bureau of #Prisons, ended the #censorship of their mail but retained the right to read #PrisonerMail. The men were released after the conclusion of World War II.
One of those #LewisburgPrison #HungerStrikers was a theological seminary student named #DaveDellinger who had been educated at Yale and Oxford before joining the Divinity School of NYC Theological Seminary. Dellinger had already learned as an ambulance driver in the #SpanishCivilWar that "whoever won the armed struggle, it would not be the people". Dellinger later worked with the Berrigan brothers, Daniel Ellsberg and helped organize the 1967 protest march that encircled the #Pentagon. Dellinger would later end up as the oldest member of the #Chicago7 protesters, who was acquitted in a show trial alongside Abbie Hoffman in the late 60's. He made trips to Japan to protest #AtomicWeapons, and went to China and North Vietnam, securing the release of captured American servicemen, acting as a go-between with North Vietnamese leader #HoChiMinh.
#usa #japan #earth : #war / #AtomicWeapons / #history / #hiroshima / #nnpt / #npt
„A World on the Brink of Nuclear Use“
More here (pdf):
https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/HiroshimaWatch2024.pdf
The use of #atomicweapons is not just a question if ethics, but of morality and survival. #nuclearweapons are a threat not to just one nation or people, but all. They are deeply immoral, ethically disturbing and an existential threat to ourselves. The only reasonable response is complete and total #globaldisarmament of all #nuclearweapons
Let's take stories like Chieko Kiriakes and remember the horrors that our own creations can bring on us. #bbcnews #NuclearThreat
#usa #japan : #military / #atomicweapons / #peacemovement / #protest
„On June 17, 2024, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons released a report about global nuclear weapons spending in 2023. The United States’ share of total spending, $51.5 billion, is more than all the other nuclear-armed countries put together.“
http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/2024/07/baltimores-40the-annual-hiroshima.html
#usa : #military / #atomicweapons / #radiation / #health / #history
„1,100 Square Miles in New Mexico Exposed to Radioactive Contamination
UCLA Report Suspected “Many Potential Long-Term Insidious Hazards” From Trinity Test Radiation.“
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2024-07-16/first-atomic-explosion-16-july-1945?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b0ccd651-b32b-4b70-9370-ae262565e0b8
As an aside, a comprehensive study of miscarriages and birth defects in the Los Alamos, New Mexico area has NEVER been done.
"A retired sociology professor who wrote about the atomic vets has outlived both his children who also suffered from curious illnesses. A granddaughter was born with a deformity.
He argues it's all tied to his exposure to radiation."
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1248955334/nuclear-veterans-compensation-expiring
#AtomicWeapons #Radiation
#Israel #Iran #middleeast : #military / #AtomicWeapons / #nonproliferation / #disarmament
„World leaders must curb nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and beyond
The nuclear threat is resurgent – more must be done to avert the havoc of escalation.“
#USA #UK #Russia : #NATO / #ArmsBuildup / #AtomicWeapons
I can't agree with all the statements, but I think the facts are well researched.
„In January 2024, The Telegraph disclosed US plans to store nuclear weapons at Lakenheath for the first time in 15 years.“
#USA #Poland #Russia : #NATO / #Militarism / #AtomicWeapons
Cuba, Cuba - hmmm, why do I only think of Cuba?!
„Polish President Andrzej Duda says Poland is ready to host U.S. nuclear weapons, saying the topic was one of frequent discussions between Warsaw and Washington.“
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4610871-poland-us-nuclear-weapons-duda-nato-russia/
#greatbritain : #Military / #ArmsBuildup / #AtomicWeapons / #armsindustry
Our (nuclear) weapons also protect the homeless, the hungry and the sick - but that comes at a price!
@noelreports Isn't giving #belarus #AtomicWeapons a violation of the #nonproliferation treaty signed by #ruzzia AS well? Not that #ruzzia seems to give a damn about any signed treaty, when it fits their own arguments.
#Russia : #AtomicWeapons / #ICBM / #accident / #Armamentsproduction
A serious accident has apparently occurred:
„Russia Denies Izhevsk 'Emergency' As Videos Show Fireball Over ICBM Plant
Russian authorities have denied an emergency in Russia's Udmurt Republic, as videos show a huge fireball over a weapons plant that produces nuclear weapons components and ballistic missiles.“
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-fireball-plant-nuclear-weapons-izhevsk-emergency-1868225
#USA #Earth : #atomicenergy / #AtomicWeapons / #NuclearCatastophe / #resistance
„Grappling with Nuclear Dangers at 90 Seconds to Midnight“
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/06/grappling-with-nuclear-dangers-at-90-seconds-to-midnight/
#USA #Spain : #AtomicWeapons / #nuclearaccident
Muchas gracias por la sugerencia
@Troposfera
„The USA admits that Palomares continues to suffer from the "residual effects" of radioactive contamination
A report submitted to the US Senate emphasizes that residual contamination exceeds regulatory levels and concludes that their "assistance" is "vital" to solve the problem.“ (Translation)
#Japan #USA : #AtomicWeapons / #NPT
„ICAN chief urges Japan to recognize nuke ban, not fear US reaction
(…) Reflecting on her visit to Japan, Parke said atomic bomb survivors are the nuclear debate's true realists. "People who call themselves realists and security experts and so forth, they talk in these abstract terms like deterrence and security and stability, but the reality is Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what happened," she said.“
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240123/p2g/00m/0na/002000c
#Israel #Palestine : #War / #Gaza / #AtomicWeapons
„During a recent interview with the Israeli radio station Kol Barama, Eliyahu said he was not satisfied with the scale of Israel's military response in Gaza in retaliation against Hamas. To this, the host asked if the minister might be in favor of using "some kind of atomic bomb" on the Gaza territory "to kill everyone."
"That's one option," Eliyahu said.“
https://www.newsweek.com/amichai-eliyahu-nuclear-threat-draws-outraged-rebuke-saudi-arabia-1840989
