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Technologies play a crucial role in both war and peace. Technologies designed for violence, namely weapons, range from handguns to nuclear weapons. Important characteristics of weapons include their destructive power, centralized control, offensive capacity, and ease of use. Technologies valuable for a peaceful society include those used in agriculture, construction, and transport. They can also be used to support nonviolent action, such as when telephone and email are used by citizens opposing repressive governments.

(Archived document, may contain errors) 10 April 1979 THE ANTI-DEFENSE LOBBY: PART I CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION (Executive Summary)

It’s time to end the Pentagon’s stranglehold on our national budget. 

Apr 26, 2021 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2021 today. Since 1994, Norton has introduced a version of the bill, which would require the United States to sign and ratify an international agreement to disable and dismantle America’s nuclear weapons upon certification that other nuclear powers have begun elimination of theirs. Norton’s introductory statement is below.   Statement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton On the Introduction of the Nucle...

As The Day's military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments on those left behind. I even spent two nights aboard a submarine. Julia Bergman As The Day's military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments o...