The threat from nuclear weapons seems to be receiving more attention these days. Over the past few years, members of the media and entertainment industry have been raising the alarm in various ways about the ongoing danger to humanity from current stockpiles of thousands of nuclear weapons.[1] An addition to this growing list of warnings … Continue reading A Vital Wake-Up Call: ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the Nuclear Threat
Category: US Foreign Policy
Prevent a New Nuclear Arms Race: Replace the New START Treaty
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is the last significant nuclear arms control agreement that is still in effect between the United States and Russia. New START will expire in a matter of months, on February 5, 2026.[1] Once New START is gone, the door will be open for the United States and … Continue reading Prevent a New Nuclear Arms Race: Replace the New START Treaty
What Is To Be Done? Possibilities for Ending the Ukraine War
The recent summit meetings between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have drawn renewed attention to the ongoing Ukraine war. Sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has now been raging for roughly three-and-a-half years. This benchmark, combined with the … Continue reading What Is To Be Done? Possibilities for Ending the Ukraine War
Why a War of “Regime Change” in Iran Would Be a Catastrophe
What direction the conflict between Israel and the United States and Iran will take is unknown. As of this writing, the ceasefire between Israel and Iran is holding and the United States has not bombed Iran again since June 22. We can hope this situation continues. Military conflict among these nations might resume, however. Renewed … Continue reading Why a War of “Regime Change” in Iran Would Be a Catastrophe
Adding Fuel to a Nuclear Fire: The Israel-Iran Conflict
A new eruption of violence has been shaking the Middle East this week, as Israel has begun bombing Iran and Iran has retaliated in kind against Israel. Israel initiated the attack on its long-time adversary in an attempt to destroy or at least damage Iran’s capacity to build nuclear weapons. Whatever effect the current conflict … Continue reading Adding Fuel to a Nuclear Fire: The Israel-Iran Conflict
Seeking an End to a Catastrophic War: The Ukraine War after Three Years
The Ukraine-Russia war is now in its fourth year. The war has become, in one sense, a relatively static conflict, with neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces advancing dramatically and battles being fought over very small pieces of territory. However, in another sense, the war has changed significantly over time by becoming ever more costly and … Continue reading Seeking an End to a Catastrophic War: The Ukraine War after Three Years
“This Legalization of Racism”: Remembering the Korematsu Decision and Japanese-American Internment after 80 Years
A grave injustice in American history marks its 80th anniversary this December. The US Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case Korematsu v. United States on December 18, 1944. The decision helped ratify the federal government’s 1942 decision to remove roughly 120,000 people of Japanese heritage, most of whom were American citizens, from … Continue reading “This Legalization of Racism”: Remembering the Korematsu Decision and Japanese-American Internment after 80 Years
A More Hopeful Path: Working for Peace in a World at War
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
The Costs of an Unwinnable War: One Year after October 7
The violence in the Middle East sparked on October 7, 2023, has now continued for a year and shows little sign of ending. The Israeli military assault on Gaza, initially begun in response to the Hamas attacks in Israel that killed 767 civilians and 376 security personnel, continues to wreak devastation on Palestinians in Gaza.[1] … Continue reading The Costs of an Unwinnable War: One Year after October 7
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”
Peacemaking for Life 