Our Issues
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
We work to oppose our massive nuclear weapons complex. This expensive and dangerous choice is something we can change.
NUCLEAR WASTE
Nuclear waste remains a dangerous legacy of energy and weapons production. We need a responsible nuclear waste disposal strategy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
The time has come for a carbon-free, nuclear free future. Nuclear Energy is expensive, dirty, and dangerous; We can do better.
Congressional Views on Nuclear Weapons and Waste
The Congressional Mapping Project
This project tracks the views of key senators and representatives on nuclear weapons and waste. To use this resource, select the state that you wish to view and you will be redirected to a page containing information about that states’ senators and representatives.
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The map above depicts the views of various members of congress on nuclear energy and weapons.
To start viewing, simply click on a state and you will be redirected to a page with information on that states’ congressional representation.
Nuclear Ban Treaty: Resources & More Info
THE U.N. TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
On 7 July 2017 – following a decade of advocacy by ICAN and its partners – an overwhelming majority of the world’s nations adopted a landmark global agreement to ban nuclear weapons, known officially as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It entered into legal force on January 22nd of this year, 2021, when the first 50 nations signed and ratified it.
Prior to the treaty’s adoption, nuclear weapons were the only weapons of mass destruction not subject to a comprehensive ban, despite their catastrophic, widespread and persistent humanitarian and environmental consequences. The new agreement fills a significant gap in international law.
It prohibits nations from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, transferring, possessing, stockpiling, using or threatening to use nuclear weapons, or allowing nuclear weapons to be stationed on their territory. It also prohibits them from assisting, encouraging or inducing anyone to engage in any of these activities.
Latest News from ANA
Absolutely Unacceptable: Resumed US Nuclear Explosive Testing
A May 22 Washington Post story reported that in mid-May top national security officials discussed resumption of full-scale US nuclear explosive testing. The next day, the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons was holding, virtually, its annual...
As Work Resumes, Energy Dept. Weighs COVID-19 Impact on Cleanup Milestones
The 27-page document, signed June 4 by DOE Senior Adviser for Environmental Management William (Ike) White, directs managers at the agency’s 16 nuclear cleanup sites to make a list of missed contract milestones and a “path forward” for finishing the work on an...
CHAIN REACTION 2020: SECURING OUR FUTURE
Watch the full video of Chain Reaction: Securing Our Future, live-streamed June 8, 2020 Chain Reaction is Ploughshares Fund’s annual gala, gathering leaders in our field, devoted partners, and new advocates to generate a nexus of ideas, opportunities, and strategies...
BEYOND NUCLEAR FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DUMP FOR ENTIRE INVENTORY OF U.S. “SPENT” REACTOR FUEL
Petitioner charges the Nuclear Regulatory Commission knowingly violated U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act and up-ended settled law prohibiting transfer of ownership of spent fuel to the federal government until a permanent underground repository is ready to receive it....
How Much Did the U.S. Spend on Nuclear Weapons in 2019?
According to a new report by the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, the U.S. spent $35.4 billion on nuclear weapons in 2019. This figure includes $11.1 billion to the National Nuclear Security Administration, a...
OAK RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL PEACE ALLIANCE: NNSA Earthquake Analysis “Inadequate”
The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance joined people from around the country in declaring the National Nuclear Security Administration’s environmental analysis of earthquake risks at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, “inadequate, in so...
What to Look For in the U.S. Department of Energy’s FY2021 Nuclear Weapons and Cleanup Budget Request
According to media reports, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency within the Department of Energy (DOE), has persuaded President Trump to increase its weapons budget by more than 20% in one year.
ANA Letter Opposing $20 Billion increase in NNSA Budget
The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability is working against the reported $20 billion increase to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s 2021 budget. The NNSA budget, which has seen annual funding increases even as other agencies have been cut,now threatens to surge. This increase would throw good money after bad. NNSA’s longstanding structural problems, cost over-runs and delays cannot be fixed with more money.
DC Days 2019
Over sixty activists from around the United States gathered in Washington, DC for ANA’s 31st annual DC Days from May 19-22. Combining education, advocacy, networking, and fun; these activists held over 70 meetings with members of Congress and their staff, as well as the Trump administration. Our group effectively voiced our concerns about nuclear weapons, power, and waste — speaking power to power!
ANA Letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees
On November 27, 2018, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committee requesting that they act to defend the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which is under threat from the Department of Energy.