In this research, Lisa Langdon Koch and Matthew Wells argue that without vivid information on the real-world consequences of a nuclear attack, the public is not able to imagine the real-world implications when a leader decides to conduct a nuclear strike.
The world is, very reasonably, horrified at what is happening in Ukraine. Russia is apparently committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as it bombs residences, hospitals and any other sites its warplanes encounter.
Chicago pension funds are currently invested in massive weapons manufacturers. But community investments are not only better political options, they make more financial sense.
Our town is home to Wall Street, the conduit of this industry of continuous war, the profiteers of the weapons of mass extinction, the channel of the great and present threat of future generations existence. Fortunately the city has concerned leaders who are pushing back.
From April 21st to 28th crowds and small groups of people in locations around the world have brought petitions, banners, and posters to the offices of the world’s largest weapons dealer, Lockheed Martin.
Japan for a World BEYOND War conducted protests against Lockheed Martin at two locations on the 23rd of April.
Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine has brought the dangerous possibility of nuclear war into renewed focus.
The possibility that Costa Rica did something significant and hugely beneficial by abolishing its military is generally dealt with by ignoring it, but sometimes by making excuses for it.
As we gather to commemorate the military war dead this Anzac Day, it is worth recollecting that immediately after World War I it was widely hoped it would be “the war to end all wars”.
