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...

BOB ALVAREZ, PRESENTE! Remembrance by a U.S. Senate colleague

BOB ALVAREZ, PRESENTE! Remembrance by a U.S. Senate colleague Michael Slater, a former co-worker of Bob Alvarez on the staff of U.S. Senator John Glenn, has published an appreciation in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, after Bob’s death on July 1st. Slater...

TRINITY, 80 YEARS ON

TRINITY, 80 YEARS ON Nuclear perils remain, resistance persists On July 16, 1945, the U.S. Army’s Manhattan Project secretly tested a plutonium bomb, code-named “Trinity,” in southern New Mexico (pictured). As they do annually, New Mexicans commemorated the fallout,...

Learn more about anti-nuke work in New Mexico!

[Tee shirt design by Noel Marquez, co-founder of Alliance for Environmental Strategies (AFES). The design incorporates the shape of the state, its turqoise and gold colors, as well as the Zia Pueblo sun symbol, which also appears on the state flag.] On July 16, 2025 —...

UPDATE: STOP EO radiation health menace

Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), at their public meeting on July 16, 1-5:30 PM ET, that science demonstrates radiation exposure is always harmful. Registration required. The NRC is taking comments on Trump Executive Order (EO) 14300 Section 5(b), which...
PeaceWorks Kansas City needs a Social Guru 

PeaceWorks Kansas City needs a Social Guru 

PeaceWorks Kansas City needs a social media guru who can help reduce the risk of a nuclear war by helping PeaceWorks supporters make better use of noncommercial social media to drive anti-nuke action.  In particular, PeaceWorks hopes to increase its effectiveness...