War And Peace / Nuclear Weapons

As the US clutches on to world dominance, common security for all nations is the only solution to the threat of nuclear war, argues Dae-Han Song.

South Africa is the only country to develop its own nuclear weapons – and then dismantle them. Robin E Möser explores what can be learned from apartheid’s atomic secret.

At the height of the Cold War the British state launched a sprawling surveillance campaign against the peace movement. Bethany Rielly tells the extraordinary story.

There are some serious social and environmental justice concerns associated with the production, testing and maintenance of nuclear weapons – and communities who pay the price.

The legacy of French nuclear weapons testing still blights lives in the Algerian Sahara. Tenere Majhoul reports on the fight for justice.

Nuclear weapons and nuclear energy share a common ancestry. Here’s how the nuclear story goes, from mining to meltdowns and everything in between.

Who has what? Nukenomics, toxic testing, and atomic opinions.

From secret government hideouts to bunkers for the masses, are shelters a realistic way to survive a nuclear blast? Amy Hall investigates.

Action, and further reading on nuclear weapons.

Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.

In March, a UN conference sought to make progress towards outlawing nuclear weapons for good. But how can it make a difference while the world’s nuclear powers ignore it? Xander Elliards reports from New York.

Total AI, by Marc Roberts.

It’s 40 years since the establishment of peace camps at the British atomic weapons bases of Greenham Common and Faslane. Speaking to the women at the centre of four decades of resistance, Denise Laura Baker asks what keeps them going.

Anniversary of The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

We urgently need to slam the brakes on automated violence. Noel Sharkey dispels some myths about the newest arms race. Illustrations by Simon Kneebone.

As UN special rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment presents his report today, Doug Weir explains why this is especially important in armed conflict.

Peacekeeping without peacebuilding is doomed to fail, says Ruby Diamonde.

Pakistani physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy explores his country’s rocky relationship with nukes.

Anti-nuke action across the world

From the Manhattan Project and Hiroshima, to the Cold War, North Korea and beyond, nuclear fission has changed everything.