Trinity bomb test in 1945 … horrific consequences

Trinity bomb test in 1945 … horrific consequences

By Ann Suellentrop I attended events in New Mexico commemorating the July 16 anniversary of the Trinity bomb explosion in 1945, 80 years ago. The Trinity test paved the way for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A new plaque “honors and acknowledges” the Trinity...
‘All modern war is a war crime’ and other 6/23 rally highlights

‘All modern war is a war crime’ and other 6/23 rally highlights

At a 6/23 rally in KC MO, Ann Suellentrop reflected, “All modern war is a war crime, because more than half of the victims are defenseless women and children, the elderly, and those in hospitals and nursing homes.” Ann, the vice chair of PeaceWorks KC, shared her...
Defend DNFSB in writing feds re plutonium pit cores

Defend DNFSB in writing feds re plutonium pit cores

Are you on acronym overload? Well, no matter … here’s another to add to your set: DNFSB, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. You may already know we’re encouraged to write the NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration) to say we don’t want our taxes...
DC Days activists lobby to halt nuclear weapon buildup

DC Days activists lobby to halt nuclear weapon buildup

By Ann Suellentrop PeaceWorks members are attending the annual DC Days lobbying effort of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability June 6-13. Go, peace peeps! I and four persons from the KC area in their 20s are holding meetings with other ANA members at congressional...
Submit written comments opposing more nukes

Submit written comments opposing more nukes

Thanks to a lawsuit by Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Savannah River Site Watch, and Tri-Valley CAREs,1 the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the US Department of Energy is organizing virtual public hearings May 27, 5-7:30 PM Eastern2 and May 28, 7-9:30 PM...