Letters to Congress –Write One

Aug 5, 2026

This is the 81st anniversary of our country having used A-bombs that killed about 200,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This followed the conventional and fire-bombing of 62 cities in Japan. Since then, 9 countries have acquired nuclear weapons. Russia and the US...

An Evening with a Minuteman

Aug 5, 2026

The Mixed Metaphors and Messages at Vandenberg The following is an article by Scott Fina originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent on August 4th, 2026. You can also read the article at the Independent. Back on May 20, I had an opportunity to watch an...

Climate impacts on nuclear power reliability, safety

Aug 5, 2026

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its congressional report on April 2, 2024 titled as a warning, “Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change.” Their report to Congress points to...