“The probability of a nuclear calamity is higher today, I believe, than it was during the Cold War.” –William Perry, US Secretary of Defense under President Clinton, speaking in 2016. Abolishing the threat of nuclear annihilation is a commonsense idea. It’s a popular idea. 1/3

Nuclear power is a dangerous distraction. Drs. Philip Landrigan and Brita Lundberg, two medical doctors who published a recent letter in the leading medical journal The Lancet, explain why. From the letter: “Uranium, the fuel of nuclear power, is radioactive and carcinogenic. . . . 1/5

Federal regulators want to weaken the permitting restrictions for building large gas pipelines. Sign this petition from our friends at the Chesapeake Climate Action Network urging our government to stop this dangerous action: bit.ly/4yCVdJt 1/4

“All nuclear states must renew efforts to achieve worldwide reduction and ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons. In the meantime, it requires no further negotiations for leaders of nuclear nations to honor existing nuclear security agreements, including the test ban and anti-ballistic . . . 1/4

On the 81st anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, let’s honor the victims and learn how we can take action so the horrors of those two days are never again repeated. On Hiroshima Day, August 6, join us behind a banner saying . . . 1/9

Join us next week to hear Linda Pentz Gunter, founder of Beyond Nuclear, speak alongside Dr. Vincent Intondi on the Ivy patio about her new book, No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War. 1/5

Here are some of the impacts on hormonal health that scientists have tied to exposure to fossil fuel air pollution, according to our umbrella organization @psr.org's recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness): 1/5

Here are some of the impacts on kidney health that scientists have tied to exposure to fossil fuel air pollution, according to our umbrella organization @psr.org's recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness): 1/6

“You’re going to be more secure if there are no nuclear weapons in the world, because if you achieve this goal, you won’t be risking having nuclear weapons blow up in one of our cities.” – George Schultz, Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan, speaking in 2008 1/3

At a time when the New York Times and others have found that the threat of nuclear war is growing, we need to be dismantling nuclear weapons, not building new ones. The federal government is planning to resume production of at least 80 new plutonium pits a year. 1/4

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in 1986 caused the government to evacuate an area more than 37 miles in diameter. Ihor Gramotkin, the director of the plant, provided an estimate in 2011 as to when the area would be inhabitable again. 1/4

Here are some of the impacts on reproductive health that scientists have tied to exposure to fossil fuel air pollution, according to our umbrella organization @psr.org recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness): 1/5

After the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant meltdown, the government evacuated 120,000 people from 213 villages and cities to protect them from nuclear radiation. How many homes, communities, and lives were destroyed because of this one mistake? 1/4

“Today, I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” – President Barack Obama, 2009 Abolishing the threat of nuclear annihilation is a commonsense idea. It’s a popular idea. It’s a bipartisan idea. . . . 1/3

Here are some of the impacts on mental health that scientists have tied to exposure to fossil fuel air pollution, according to our umbrella organization @psr.org ’s recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness): ➡️ Depression 1/6

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster in 1986 released 400 times more radioactivity into the atmosphere than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. As medical professionals, we know that there’s no safe level of exposure to nuclear radiation. 1/2

Here are some of the impacts on neurological function that scientists have tied to exposure to fossil fuel air pollution, according to our umbrella organization @psrnational’s recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness): 1/6

President Kennedy speaking about the Nuclear Test Ban treaty in 1963: “This treaty is for all of us. It is particularly for our children and our grandchildren, and they have no lobby here in Washington. This debate will involve military, scientific, and political experts, but . . . 1/3

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident in 1986 spread radioactive contamination to every country in the Northern Hemisphere. The more nuclear radiation one comes into contact with, the more likely it is to cause a serious health effect. 1/2

Check out this podcast with Dr. Simon Fitzgerald (son of CPSR President Dr. Gwen DuBois) and Dr. John Reuwer, a CPSR member, about Dr. Reuwer’s experience as part of a global flotilla that tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza before the Israel navy apprehended its crew . . . 1/3

“We’re continuing year-by-year deliberately with a posture and a policy and threats that make a significant risk of near extinction possible.” –Daniel Ellsberg in “An Ordinary Insanity” Many of us know that Daniel Ellsberg’s release of the Pentagon Papers helped to break open the story . . . 1/4

Members of Congress are considering legislation right now to grant Big Oil’s wish for blanket immunity from any law that could hold them accountable for fueling the climate crisis (S4340/HR8330). The air pollution from fossil fuels is killing 5-8 million people . . . 1/2

We highly recommend Linda Pentz Gunter’s new book, No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress, and Provokes War, which you can order here: bit.ly/notonuclear 1/3

“We seek the total elimination one day of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth.” – President Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address, 1985 Abolishing the threat of nuclear annihilation is a commonsense idea. It’s a popular idea. It’s a bipartisan idea. 1/3

“Of the millions of deaths attributable to fossil fuel pollution, the greatest proportion are due to cardiovascular diseases.” – Our umbrella organization @psr.org's recent report, "Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution" (bit.ly/fuelingsickness). 1/4

The 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant meltdown in Ukraine was the most serious nuclear power plant accident in history. As one affected person put it in the documentary collection Voices from Chernobyl, "Chernobyl is like the war of all wars. There's nowhere to hide. . . . 1/3

“Word of the [1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power plant] accident first reached the public in a radio report. Lieutenant Governor William Scranton assured everyone that the owner of the plant, Metropolitan Edison, had the situation under control . . . 1/5

The air pollution from coal, oil, and gas kills 5-8 million people every year, and disables or sickens millions more. As healthcare workers, we see the impacts of this pollution in our offices every day. 1/6

Golden Dome is a golden scam. Senator Markey and Congressman McGovern spoke today of new scientific report by PSR, IPPNW, and BftB that finds a the “Golden Dome”would leave tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack while costing trillions. 🔗 preventnuclearwar.org/files/Golden...

The 1979 partial meltdown at Three Mile Island was the most serious nuclear power plant accident in American history. From PBS: “The accident started at the plant's Unit 2 reactor when a small valve failed to close, causing cooling water to drain from the nuclear core. . . . 1/4