Watch the Nuclear-Free Future Awards

The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards were held on March 4, 2025 at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. Each year the Awards offer cash prizes to unsung heroes of the anti-nuclear movement in three categories: Resistance,  Education and Solution. The Awards...
‘Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons’

‘Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons’

The extraordinarily devastating force and deadly toxicity of nuclear weapons sets them apart from all other weapons. The detonation of a single nuclear bomb can kill hundreds of thousands and cause injury and illness for many more. A limited nuclear war can kill up to...
World Congress in Nagasaki

World Congress in Nagasaki

From October 2nd to 4th, PSR leaders will join colleagues from around the globe in Nagasaki for the 24th World Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). This gathering, taking place in one of the two cities devastated by nuclear...
Nuclear imperialism and KC’s role ramping up for World War III

Nuclear imperialism and KC’s role ramping up for World War III

By Kristin Scheer On a hot Saturday afternoon, on the Aug. 9 anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, about 45 people packed a community room at the Bluford Library in Kansas City, Mo. We gathered for a panel and discussion of the history of nuclear weapons,...
Why Health Care Still Matters in the Face of Humanity’s End

Why Health Care Still Matters in the Face of Humanity’s End

Ethics Talk (AMA Journal of Ethics Podcast) Podcast interview with Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD, PSR Board Member and Co-Chair of Greater Boston PSR. Listen here The post Why Health Care Still Matters in the Face of Humanity’s End first appeared on Physicians for Social...
Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?

Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?

Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD, PSR Board Member, et al | AMA Journal of Ethics Subsequent advocacy by the US organization Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the findings from the St Louis Baby Tooth Survey, which revealed excessive amounts of radioactive...