Next week marks the the 81st commemoration of the atomic bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Join our local hubs and partners at events across the nation as we honor the victims and renew our commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons. 🔗Full list of events: preventnuclearwar.org/81st-commemo...

Looking for ways to beat the heat this summer? We have a few ideas. 👇Thread with tips on staying cool and informed.

Funding for weapons and war skyrockets while people in power cut services that our communities actually need—like food assistance, healthcare, and education. Join us on August 6 in DC to call for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. All orgs and faiths are welcome.

People who protest fill the world with possibility. On this final episode, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee & Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz talk about people coming together to create impactful change, and why now is the time to push for nuclear disarmament. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/

This deal puts us all at risk of a world with even more nuclear weapons states. We need to renew global arms control and disarmament efforts. NOW. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

U.S.-Saudi Deal Prompts Fears of a Global Nuclear Arms Race

In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, countries seek nuclear capabilities to hedge against aggressive neighbors and a receding Washington, potentially creating a more freewheeling era.

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HUGE UPDATE! Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) has become a co-sponsor of H. Res. 317. Thank you @balint.house.gov! 🔥People-powered movements work. Keep it going. Contact your congressional member TODAY and urge them to sign H. Res. 317. preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...

Nukes and AI are a horrible combination. This historic meeting at the Vatican brought experts together to explain why.

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Meeting at the Vatican, a historic assembly of Nobel laureates, scientists, and religious leaders warned that the "AI-nuke nexus" is rapidly eroding human control over existential decisions—urging world leaders to halt dual arms races and calling on the public to mobilize before control is lost.

In a future nuclear crisis, the speed of AI may leave literally zero room for human judgment. John Mecklin (@meckdevil.bsky.social) and I just published our latest dispatch from Rome for @thebulletin.org, covering a historic warning from some of the world's top minds. 👇 1/6 🧵

🎉BIG NEWS: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) signed S.Res. 323! @whitehouse.senate.gov This is the leadership we need from Congress to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race. Urge your Senator to sign TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...

If a country promises to get rid of nukes, can we verify that it's been done? Episode 6 of The Back From the Brink podcast is out now. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast Arms control expert Mike Edinger talks the details of verification:

REMINDER: Join us TODAY for an Instagram Live conversation with Tina Cordova on the 81st anniversary of the Trinity Test.

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This Thursday, July 16th, marks the 81st anniversary of the Trinity test, the world’s first test of a nuclear weapon, conducted in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. Join our IG chat Thursday w/Tina Cordova, 7th-gen native New Mexican and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.

August 6 and 9 will mark 81 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We must honor the legacy of the victims and survivors. Join us for Nuclear Prayer Day in DC, a commemoration and call for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...

"We must demand a more complete and transparent PEIS that addresses the entire environmental, economic & health impacts to the communities directly at risk, as well as our nation & world." Great article from BftB Steering Committee member @bobdodge.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-n...

Don't Pull the Trigger: Say, 'No!' to New Plutonium Pits | Common Dreams

The rush to increase production at 80 pits per year by 2030 unnecessarily increases the risk to workers and sidelines necessary environmental cleanup at the sites that already have ongoing release of ...

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This Thursday, July 16th, marks the 81st anniversary of the Trinity test, the world’s first test of a nuclear weapon, conducted in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. Join our IG chat Thursday w/Tina Cordova, 7th-gen native New Mexican and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.

The first atomic bomb was dropped in the US 81 years ago. Join our New Mexico hub on July 19th in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Trinity Test, the nuclear bomb detonation that ravaged families and land in the state. Register: bit.ly/2026-Trinity

Climate change is real. So is the threat of nuclear war. Ep. 5 breaks down how we can confront these twin threats to our world. Preventnuclearwar.org/podcast Listen to Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Senior Policy Director at @ucs.org and Dr. John Burroughs, Senior Analyst at Lawyers Comm on Nuclear Policy

This is a sign to take action. Join our movement to eliminate nuclear weapons: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/ #NoKings #NoNukes

Why do most countries NOT have nuclear weapons? Listen NOW to Episode 4 of the Back From the Brink podcast: preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab... Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins shares how nations have come together to reduce the nuclear arsenal & eliminate weapons, and what it'll take to continue.

Every child deserves a safe world to grow up. Across the country, people are demanding our elected officials get serious about the urgent threats posed by nuclear weapons. But more of us need to speak out and call for bold action - before our luck runs out. preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/

Countries have dismantled nuclear weapons before. Here's how we can do it again. Episode 4 of the BftB podcast: preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab... Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in the Biden Administration.

Join us in Ohio next week as BftB's Dr. Ira Helfand shares how we're bringing communities together to prevent the growing threat that nukes pose to our health, environment, and all we hold dear. Two dates: July 9, 7pm Pilgrim Congregational Church July 11, 2pm First Unitarian Universalist Church

Sounds ridiculous? That’s because it is. preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/

Congrats to Archbishop John C. Wester, 2026 recipient of the @paxchristiusa.bsky.social Teacher of Peace award. “Archbishop Wester is well-known and deeply respected as a tireless advocate for nuclear abolition, justice for immigrants, and an end to all violence." paxchristiusa.org/2026/06/26/p...

Pax Christi USA recognizes Archbishop John Wester with its 2026 Teacher of Peace award

*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, has recognized Santa Fe’s Archbishop John C. Wester as the 2026 recipient of the Pax Christi USA Teach…

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We’re proud to support the Golden Rule Project and its 22,000+ miles voyage for nuclear disarmament and a radiation-free environment. This summer the boat will set sail along the California coast in the name of nuclear abolition. To learn more and participate: vfpgoldenruleproject.org

How close are we right now to a nuclear war? Episode 3 is out today. Dr. Lisbeth Gronlund, a nuclear disarmament expert and former co-director of Global Security Program @ucs.org talks whether missile defense could protect from incoming attacks. preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab...

Join our New Mexico hub on July 19th in commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Trinity Test, the world's first atomic bomb detonation that ravaged families and land in the state. Location: St. Michaels High School, Santa Fe, NM Time: Doors open at 2PM Register: bit.ly/2026-Trinity

Should the person with a finger on nukes be given a mental health test? This was just one of many questions circling the mind of Dr. Chuck Powell, former U.S. Air Force missile launch officer during the Cold War. Listen to his "crisis of consciousness." preventnuclearwar.org/podcast/?tab...

We want to chat with YOU tomorrow! BftB's National Field Organizer hosts "Office Hours" for supporters. This is a low-pressure space to talk about advocacy work, ask questions, brainstorm ideas and feel supported in organizing. Join tomorrow between 2-4PM ET: Http://Bit.ly/49AMUN6

“The threat of nuclear war, either by intention, accident, cyber-attack or miscalculation has never been greater. Yet, these are threats that do not have to be if we have the courage and will to eliminate them.” www.vcstar.com/story/opinio... @nuclearban.bsky.social @backfrombrink.bsky.social

Protect future of graduating classes from nuclear war | Your Turn

The threat of nuclear war, either by intention, accident, cyber-attack or miscalculation has never been greater. Yet, these are threats that do not have to be if we have the courage and will to elimin...

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