The following is adapted from remarks given November 9, 2024, at the quarterly peace vigil in Washington, DC, sponsored by the Consistent Life Network. We are here today to witness for peace and for the protection of human life. We are here today to oppose the greatest threat to peace and human life in our … Continue reading A More Hopeful Path: Working for Peace in a World at War
Category: Nuclear Threat
Apocalypse Imagined: The Urgent Message of “Nuclear War: A Scenario”
Among the recent signs of renewed attention in the United States to the threat from nuclear weapons, perhaps the most important is the book Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen.[1] Published in early 2024, the book was a New York Times best-seller for several weeks and the focus of a well-attended webinar organized by … Continue reading Apocalypse Imagined: The Urgent Message of “Nuclear War: A Scenario”
A Slim but Real Chance for Peace: Seeking a Diplomatic Solution to the Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be interested in pursuing a cease-fire in the Ukraine war, Reuters reported in late May. According to sources close to Putin, he is willing to stop the fighting and maintain the current frontlines between Ukrainian and Russian forces. As one source reportedly said, “Putin can fight for as long as … Continue reading A Slim but Real Chance for Peace: Seeking a Diplomatic Solution to the Ukraine War
Are We Finally Waking Up? Signs of a New Awareness of the Nuclear Threat
Nuclear weapons have threatened humanity’s survival for almost 80 years. During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the nuclear threat received substantial attention and inspired significant anti-nuclear activism, such as the June 1982 rally against nuclear weapons in New York City that drew roughly 1 million people.[1] In the 21st … Continue reading Are We Finally Waking Up? Signs of a New Awareness of the Nuclear Threat
Linked Threats to Humanity: How Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change Are Connected
Among the threats to human life, nuclear weapons and climate change pose dangers that set them apart from many others. Nuclear weapons and climate change not only can kill people but can radically alter the planet in devastating ways. They can both kill and hurt people in the present and change our world in ways … Continue reading Linked Threats to Humanity: How Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change Are Connected
A Stalemate Is the Best Option: The Future of the Ukraine War
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now entered its third year. The war currently seems to be a stalemate. However, either the Russians or Ukrainians might have a break-through and rapidly gain ground, potentially leading to a crisis for the losing side. The risk also remains of the war escalating into a broader conflict between … Continue reading A Stalemate Is the Best Option: The Future of the Ukraine War
Sleepwalking toward Nuclear War: The Lessons of the Able Archer Scare
Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, nations have repeatedly come close to using nuclear weapons again and even to all-out nuclear war. The most famous episode in which nations came close to nuclear war was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.[1] However, another terrifying case of narrowly averted nuclear war occurred 40 years ago this … Continue reading Sleepwalking toward Nuclear War: The Lessons of the Able Archer Scare
A Plea for Quiet—and for Peace: Consistent Life Ethic Themes in ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian science fiction novel, turns 70 years old this October. The novel has been described as being about censorship, which is an accurate but limited characterization.[1] The book contains other themes, some of which may interest consistent life ethic activists. The novel imagines a future United States in which owning … Continue reading A Plea for Quiet—and for Peace: Consistent Life Ethic Themes in ‘Fahrenheit 451’
“Never Again”: Taking Action against the Nuclear Threat
The following is adapted from remarks given at the Vigil to End the Nuclear Danger, a peace witness outside the White House on August 12, 2023. The vigil was co-sponsored by the American Solidarity Party of DC and Maryland, the Consistent Life Network, Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore, and Rehumanize International. We are here today to … Continue reading “Never Again”: Taking Action against the Nuclear Threat
The Danger of Russian Instability: The Wagner Group Uprising and Its Significance
The brief uprising in Russia by members of the Wagner Group private security force was a warning. It was a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin about how potentially fragile his regime is. It was also a warning to western nations and the rest of the world about how Russia can spin dangerously out of … Continue reading The Danger of Russian Instability: The Wagner Group Uprising and Its Significance
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