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Today in history: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed in 1972

May 26, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The U.S. and USSR agreed not to build defensive missile systems and thus to limit escalation of the nuclear arms race.

Support builds for Peace and Planet mobilization

March 17, 2015 By Joelle Fishman

Peace, faith, environment and labor organizations are mobilizing for the Peace and Planet conference and march at the United Nations April 24-26.

Today in eco-history: Andropov writes to U.S. 5th grader to ease nuclear fears

April 25, 2014 By Special to People’s World

While not seen as an environmental issue at the time, nuclear weapons pose the single biggest threat to the Earth's environment, scientists warned in 2006.

Time for a 21st century U.S. foreign policy

March 25, 2014 By Alice Slater

With 16,000 of the world's 17,000 nuclear bombs in the U.S. and Russia, the U.S. should certainly not be fanning the fires for a new cold war after the distressing events in Crimea and the Ukraine.

Nuclear disarmament policy a mixed bag, at best

March 11, 2014 By Peter Weiss

The ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the negotiation of a Fissile Materials Treaty, both of which the Obama administration favors, have been held up, one by the U.S. Senate, the other by another...