A privilege to hear from Amal and George Clooney at #SkollWF . Amal: I see evil and impurity and it makes me angry. Make it actionable anger.

Of the initial 5 nuclear weapon states, China was the fastest to go from its first atomic bomb explosion to its first H-bomb detonation.

Yet there's still 'limited knowledge in Western literature about how China built its first H-bomb.'

Here's the story:
bit.ly/3W00iuB

MONDAY, APRIL 15---The award-winning documentary about the making and impact of “The Day After,” viewed by 100 million+ Americans on ABC in November 1983, will be broadcast on local PBS channels Monday, April 15 at 9:00pm.

View the official trailer: youtu.be/0ftJ-I-yAu8

On 17 April at 10am BST, Emerging Voices Network and Asia-Pacific Leadership Network are co-hosting a webinar on ‘The Search for Nuclear Justice’ focusing on pursuing policy priorities for nuclear justice, particularly victim assistance and environmental remediation.

Register here: buff.ly/3PJJqnK

📢[Report Launch] What Should Be Done? Practical Policies to Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe
🗓️April 23 from 09:00-10:30 KST

Join us for the launch of our third-year report in our project on Nuclear Use in Northeast Asia, written by Van Jackson.

Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/yBQY5

Inspiring and refreshing candor from Jacinda Ardern on redefining what it means to be a leader at #SkollWF

Thanks to Mary Robinson of The Elders for reminding us of the existential threat of nuclear weapons at #SkollWF . It's too often left out of the discussion. A privilege to hear from her.

#ICYMI Check out the recording of Ecology - Hanford’s Let’s Talk about Hanford webinar featuring the Manhattan Project NHP! Rebecca Burghart from the National Park Service shared a ton of valuable information about the role of the park and how it engages with the Tri-Cities community.

We are screening this weekend at Maryland Hall
Bowen Theatre:
- Fri, Apr 5, 2024 @ 10am ET
- Sat, Apr 6, 2024 @ 10am ET

Buy Tixs: annapolisfilmfestival.com/how-to-fest

An important documentary. To learn more, visit firstwebombednewmexico.com

really great to see the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction educating students about the risk of nuclear war flathatnews.com/2024/04/02/dan…

In this article, Jun Bong-geun warns that risks of war and nuclear use on the Korean Peninsula are higher than ever. Here are his four policy recommendations for deescalation and crisis avoidance in the region. 🧵

apln.network/analysis/the-k…

'UN Security Council Holds Rare Disarmament Debate,' reports Shizuka K and Daryl G Kimball in #ArmsControlToday , noting that the meeting highlighted chronic divisions among key states on disarmament and nonproliferation issues.

Read their story at ArmsControl.org/Today

'U.S. Nuclear Costs, Projections Continue To Rise,' reports Xiaodon Liang, noting the Biden administration?s $850B defense budget request for FY 2025 would increase spending for Pentagon nuclear weapons programs by 31% over FY2024. Read his story at ArmsControl.org/Today.

'I wrote Nuclear War: A Scenario for the layperson to be able to rip through it in a night, no matter how terrifying [...] Because only in knowing about it is change possible.'

An interview with Annie Jacobsen ⬇️
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'The attitude of too many experts and veteran Korea watchers that 'we’ve been here before and the situation will cool down' is less than convincing,' writes NCNK Executive Director Keith Luse for Arms Control Assoc. Read the full op-ed on our website⬇️ bit.ly/49l4GqT

S3E3 ➡️ ploughshares.org/nuketalk

The Pantex Plant sits just 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas. It's the only remaining assembly and disassembly plant for nuclear weapons in the US.

Guests: Barbara Kent, Kaysie Kent and Lucie Genay (Author of Under the Cap of Invisibility)

We had the privilege to see Lois Lipman's documentary First We Bombed New Mexico which features Tina Cordova of Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

To learn more about the documentary visit firstwebombednewmexico.com

🔜Upcoming event: The Search for Nuclear Justice

Join APLN and Emerging Voices Network for a webinar on how to pursue policy priorities to bring us closer to nuclear justice, especially concerning victim assistance and environmental remediation.

April 17, 10:00 BST/18:00 KST! 📅

'A nuclear test often is as political as it is technical.'

Domestic and external politics play into Pyongyang’s decisions on nuclear testing, going far beyond the technical aspects of such tests.
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