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A new documentary interviews “Greenham Common Women”—tough, dedicated protesters in the struggle against nuclear weapons and nuclear war.

With Russian bombers raining down destruction on Ukrainian cities, the call for establishing a “no-fly zone” over the country might at first seem like a no-brainer.

The fighting in Ukraine, which is taking place in and around nuclear power plants, and the loose comments made by powerful men about nuclear weapons remind us of the great dangers we face, writes Vijay Prashad. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On Feb.

Daniela Edburg (Mexico), Atomic Picnic, 2007. On 27 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov and the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. ‘The top officials of the leading NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organisation] countries have made aggressive statements against our country’, Putin said.

Russia possesses the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, 1458 of which are deployed. The US, with only slightly less, has 1389 deployed. This makes the escalating crisis in the Ukraine all the more terrifying, argues Markela Panegyres.

William Briggs argues that as Russia and China are being threatened with offensive weapons, they might reasonably argue they are responding to bullying.

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We should not mince words: Russia’s missile diplomacy is built on a lie.

During and after the Cold War, when NATO and the Warsaw Pact armies faced each other down, backed by nuclear arsenals, the two sides reached agreements to make... 28.01.2022, Sputnik International

Photo: Armored unit participates in a NATO military drill. Credit -- Sgt Sebastien Frechette The Biden administration, Pentagon and NATO allies are co