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Nuclear Weapons Past Present and Future: pdf, updated 2020
New additions:
Newsletter  no.  26   4th quarter 2020
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Newsletter  no.  25  June & July 2020
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Newsletter no. 24  May  2020
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Newsletter no. 23  April  2020
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Newsletter no. 22  March  2020
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Newsletter no. 21  February 2020
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2020 Doomsday Clock reset: announcement from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: pdf 
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Newsletter no. 20  January 2020
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Newsletter no. 19  December  2019
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​Newsletter no. 18    November  2019 
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Newsletter no. 17  October 2019
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Newsletter no. 16  September 2019
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Newsletter no.  15   August  2019


Washington Legislature to consider Back from the Brink Resolutions
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​Bellingham Whatcom P & J ppt presentation
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Recently released 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
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US Nuclear Arsenal 2018:  Expert analysis of Nuclear Posture Review from Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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2018 Report from Don't Bank on the Bomb: Who is funding, and getting rich from nuclear weapons?
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2018 Doomsday Clock statement from Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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My Op-Ed piece was not accepted by local newspapers, so here it is: Hear, Heed, Heal
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The terrible truth is: our nation built these damn things, and if we don't eliminate them now, sooner or later, many millions of innocent human beings, including our children, grandchildren, parents, friends and neighbors, could die horribly excruciating deaths. 

After making substantial progress in disarmament over the last few decades, we are now rebuilding and upgrading our nuclear weapons stockpile.       What went wrong?

This site contains information, technical and general, essays, and images about the current nuclear weapons situation in our world.   The pages listed in the menus above are my attempts to make sense of some of the information I have been studying for many years now.   There will be more, as the work continues.  I don't have any answers, just a burning conviction that somebody has to do something.  Maybe the issue needs more voices, maybe sharing the information with friends and family can help to grow the chorus.   If you have information to share, or want to learn more, or have any suggestions about how we citizens can deal with this mess, please contact me.   Tracy W Powell, 360-840-3826, tracy@nomorebombs.org
Links to peace organizations working for nuclear disarmament
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Please tell our government we want to be                  a nuclear weapon free nation,
and we want to start now.


Sign this petition to Congress:  Require congressional approval before a president can launch a first strike of nuclear weapons.

to essays: nuclear disarmament and us >

What can we do right now?
This is currently the  most important legislation, that we can urge our Senators and Representatives in Congress to cosponsor, endorse, and publicly support.  It would require any president to get Congressional approval before launching a first strike with nuclear weapons.  
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act 2017, S. 200 and HR. 669: here are the texts of the bills:
Addresses and Phone Numbers of WA Senators and Representatives, district 1 & 2

Here are more bills that have been introduced.  We can write and call our Congressional Representatives to cosponsor and support them too.  HR 4140 requires any military action against North Korea to get Congressional approval first. HR 4837 does the same, but with a new sponsor, and the same list of cosponsors. S 2047 is the Senate equivalent.  HR 3853 Calls for the elimination of all our nuclear weapons.  HR 4415 declares that the US will never launch a nuclear first strike.  All very good ideas!   The latest bills include HR 6840 and S 3448, together known as the Hold the LYNE Act, which would prohibit the development of new "low yield" warheads, and S 3169, which calls for extending the New START treaty until 2026.  S. 272 and  its companion HR 921 are new versions of No First Use, introduced in 2019.  S. 3667 aims to prevent a new nuclear arms race.