Yes, that mushroom cloud balloon in Times Square is meant to make you stop and think

Posted: 26th May 2022


PUBLISHED MAY 20, 2022 
  
Image of a towering balloon shaped like a mushroom
The arresting sight of “Zero Nukes” is meant to stop traffic and spark conversation.
SARAH BLESENER

In the valley below Times Square’s electrified billboards and skyscrapers stands a 30-foot tall inflatable sculpture: a horror comedy mashup of a child’s bouncy castle and a nuclear mushroom cloud. At the very top are big black letters that demand “Zero Nukes” in the eight languages of the countries thought to possess nuclear weapons: English, Russian, Mandarin, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Urdu and French.

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