Nukewatch Quarterly
Posted: 4th May 2023
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John’s Letter from Jail
By John LaForge
It’s not that I killed or robbed very many people, but I have acted contemptuously toward the court system here and have refused to cooperate with its deeply corrupt and dishonest protection of the nuclear weapons establishment.
Because Susan Crane and I had the gall to occupy the top of a nuclear weapons bunker that holds U.S. hydrogen bombs here in Germany, and then refused to apologize by paying a fine for trespassing, the court has decided that seven weeks in this modern prison ought to mend my ways, or at least discourage other abolitionists.
Former Nuclear Officials: New Reactors Not the Answer
The former heads of nuclear power regulation in the U.S., Germany, France, and the U.K. issued a joint statement outlining why nuclear power is not the answer to climate chaos and is not a viable nor sustainable source of energy for the health of people or planet.
Canadians Demand Ban on Plutonium Reprocessing
By Brennain Lloyd
In mid-December, a national alliance of civil society organizations launched a sixteen-week campaign to formally demand that Canada include a ban on plutonium reprocessing in its radioactive waste policy.
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Twelve Years Later Fukushima
By Mari Inoue
State of Nuclear Emergency Still in Effect, Deaths and Health Damages Unaccounted for, Pacific Wastewater Dumping Planned
What Can the United States Bring to the Peace Table for Ukraine?
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies
Instead of sending more weapons to fuel a war that cannot be won, Western leaders have a grave responsibility to restart negotiations and ensure that they succeed. Instead of risking nuclear annihilation, the U.S. could open up a new era of disarmament treaties.